Here we had a great look at the workshops. Two of three engines were inside getting work. The turntable will turn locomotives as required. Shunting is an ongoing activity. While the yard tracks are not large in number, it appears that the making up of some of the road freight, as well as interchange work is done here.
Freights appears to average every forty minutes.
And about 1600 a westbound local steam passenger arrives, and a hasty exodus of railway workers make for the local to go home. A morning chill made for good vapor. By accident earlier on this adventure we learned that four SY types work in Guangzhou, one at a fertilizer factory, and three at a steel plant. Loaded with good experiences and photos, our helpful guide, Coco was able to change our next night's lodging, and we drove to Guangzhou a half day early. While we saw one of the SY types, and the steel plant's rail manager was pleased by the visit, and attempted to get us permission to inspect the locos, we all learned that permission would have to be granted by several layers of bureaucracy, plus the foreign ministry.