Steam engines still in use until recently

[Condi]

There appears to be no sticky for trains, or steam stuff, but this probably seems the most appropriate forum for this stuff.

I came across some videos on Youtube recently, and it appears that up until a few years ago Victorian-era steam engines were still earning their keep in parts of Asia, both on rails and in stationary form.

Gondang Baru sugar mill run using 100 year old stationary engines (Indonesia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtXM6XYQiTY

Chinese steel mill using steam trains to haul slag and steel (Note the Health and Safety)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXldyBEEIXY

Rice mill in Thailand using stationary steam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xThexQtaNCs

And who can forget these fire breathing beauties. Sandaoling Coal Mine Railway still using steam locos working hard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8grHpQAB1jA

Longer better quality video explaining a bit more about the Sandaoling mine engines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmFbhnynnks

Maybe someone else will find these interesting too.

Edited by Condi on Thursday 9th July 22:03

[tog]

Crofton Beam engines in Wiltshire, still working pumping water on the Kennet and Avon Canal. The 1812 engine is the oldest beam engine in the world still doing the job it was installed to do. They don't run all the time any more, but are still connected to the canal so when they steam them up on Bank Holidays the modern electric pumps get turned off. The modern pumps failed a few years ago and I think they kept the beam engines in steam for several days until it was fixed.

[Flying Phil]

Hi Condi
Yes this is the correct forum and there are some threads on here about Steam locomotives etc on the UK's heritage railways, you may have to go back a few pages though.