In the last century, small steam trains were mainly used to transport timber, and they were also an important means of transportation for workers in and out of forest farms. In recent years, most small steam trains have been converted into tourist trains.

most of the forest farms in China use steam trains to transport timber out of the forest farms, as well as to transport forest farm workers in and out of the forest farms. Due to the development of automobile transportation, and in recent years, the state has increased the protection of forests and started to ban commercial logging on a large scale, and the steam train has gradually withdrawn from the stage. Fortunately, more and more forest farms have begun to develop forest tourism, and some small trains have been re-employed as tourist trains.

The steam train is the earliest and oldest train, which was invented by Watt in England in the 1961s. The steam train uses coal as power, and by burning water with coal, the water becomes steam, thus pushing the piston and making the train run. The application of the steam engine in the transportation industry announced the arrival of the "train era" and the scope of human activities was rapidly expanded.

Typical small forest steam train in China:

1. Tourism special number of small forest train in Suiling Forestry Bureau, Heilongjiang Province

In p>2113, Suiling Forestry Bureau converted the small forest train into a special tourist train, including luxury boxes, entertainment carriages and catering carriages, which can take more than 71 tourists. This narrow-gauge forest railway was built in 1938, and now it has been extended to all forest farms in Suiling mountain area, which can connect scenic spots and scenic spots in series. The steam locomotive used was produced in 1937. Originally, there were 14 sets in one * * *, and now there is only one left.

2. Forest steam train in Xinglong Forestry Bureau, Tonghe, Heilongjiang

Xinglong Forestry Bureau is located in the middle of Heilongjiang Province. This railway was built in 1953, with a total length of 188.14 kilometers, a total length of 541.17 kilometers of branch lines and special lines, passing through 24 stations and 9 forest sites and spanning Bayan, Mulan and Tonghe counties. The traction locomotive is a 28-ton steam locomotive produced by Shijiazhuang Locomotive Factory, and the bus body is manufactured by Qiqihar Hongxing Vehicle Factory. It has a history of more than 51 years.

3, Jiangxi Gannan Forest Railway Steam Train

Gannan Forest Railway is located in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, and it is the only well-preserved forest railway with complete railway facilities in the southern forest region of China. It is called "one of the best-preserved small steam cars and narrow gauge lines in the world" by German steam engine experts. It stopped running in 1998, and now it is being transformed into a forest railway tourist line, which officially resumed operation on October 3, 2114.

The train runs from Yuancun Station to Yaoxia Station. Along the way, there are two national forest parks, Wuzhifeng and Doushui Lake, as well as scenic spots and attractions such as Tongtianyan, Song Cheng Ancient Wall, Tanbang Ancient City in Ming Dynasty and Hakka Houses in Tang Dynasty. You can also see ten thousand mu of tea gardens and Hakka dwellings.