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North Korea: Diesel locomotive at Tanchon station on the main-line Tumangan - Chongjin - Kilchu - Hamhung - Kovon - Sunchon - Pyongyang. Photo taken from train 8 (Tumangan - Pyongyang). This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-20 provodnik@gmx.at

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Chinese built DF4 loco, 211 at Koch'a. 25/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Chinese style diesel loco 262 at Kowon. 27/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways CKD czech 742 derivative loco 405 at Pyongyang. 27/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways M62 loco 429 with our charter train at Sinch'ang. 25/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways TEM2 number 587 at West Pyongyang. 23/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Chinese M62 loco 615 at Yodok. 27/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways M62 locos 639 & 619 at Sop'o. 24/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways M62 number 720 at Sinuiju. 22/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways M62 number 742 at Sinanju. 22/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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Front view of a M62 diesel-electric locomotive built under licence in North-Korea. The Janey coupler can be clearly seen. Photographer unknown. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/koryo_tours/6344026406/in/photostream/ Submitted by Vasile Paraian(vasilekasapul@yahoo.com)

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Two different locomotives seen at the Technical Exhibition that was made at Pyongyang in connection with Kim Il Sung's 101 birthday. Photographer unknown. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/koryo_tours/6344026406/in/photostream/ Submitted by Vasile Paraian(vasilekasapul@yahoo.com)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Red Flag electric 5337 at Sinanju. 23/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)