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Corridor in soft sleeper car in train 1043 (Xian - Urumchi - Kuytun). 2005-09-04 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Soft sleeper car in train 1043 (Xian - Urumchi - Kuytun). 2005-09-04 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train 1043 (Xian - Urumchi - Kuytun, left) and mail train (right) at Jiayugan. 2005-09-04 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Soft sleeper car of train 1043 (Xian - Urumchi - Kuytun) at Jiayugan. 2005-09-04 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Washing room in soft sleeper car in train 1043 (Xian - Urumchi - Kuytun). 2005-09-04 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Bed in soft sleeper car in train 1043 (Xian - Urumchi - Kuytun). 2005-09-04 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Destination plate of overnight non-stop, top-quality, sleepers-only service Z41/42 between Tianjin and Shanghai, with brand-new air-conditioned sleeping-cars and bar/restaurant car. Coaches are YW25T and RW25T (hard and soft sleepers), hauled by locomotive DF11G double units. Shanghai Railway Station Photo by Chunlu Sun (chunlusun@yahoo.co.uk)

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Temporary service Lxxx, from Hangzhou to XiĄŻan, canĄŻt remember exact number and it is not shown on the plate either. Rolling stock: YW25B, hard sleeper. Zhengzhou Railway Station Photo by Chunlu Sun (chunlusun@yahoo.co.uk)

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Destination plate of temporary service Lxxx, from Hangzhou to XiĄŻan, canĄŻt remember exact number and it is not shown on the plate either. Rolling stock: YW25B. Zhengzhou Railway Station Photo by Chunlu Sun (chunlusun@yahoo.co.uk)

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Sleeping car RW25G 554430, Changzhou, 2009-07-21. tobias b köhler