Rocket of China (locomotive)

In 1882, the coal production of Kaiping Coal Mine increased sharply, and mules and horses were unable to cope with the problem, so a large amount of coal was stockpiled. The fate of the original locomotive is disputed by several sources. According to Colin Garratt, Kinder buried the locomotive after he was found out by the Chinese authorities, who had sent a commission to investigate. On another account, Rocket of China was later placed in a museum and disappeared after 1937, during the onset of the Second Sino-Japanese War. == Gallery ==

File:Rocket-China-smB.jpg|The "Rocket of China" in 1881 File:Loco_Rocket_of_China.jpg|Claude W. Kinder poses with the "China Rocket" steam locomotive File:Locomotives_in_Tangshan_depot.jpg|At the end of the 19th century, Jinda took a photo with the China Railways AM2 (left) and the Chinese Rocket (right) in the Xugezhuang repair factory. == References ==