China Rail flat car with a "China Post" container

For some strange reason, I really want this item. It is a China Rail flat car model NX17K with a container (China Post) from Wanxuda. It comes with Kadee couplers and there are two versions ie 2 road numbers: 5275391 & 5275392. I don't need two flat cars I just want one. Mun Hon in Hong Kong went to Lee Kwon and found that it was sold out. In December 2009, I walked all the way to the Bachmann China shop in Shanghai to be told the same thing. I guess the reason I want this item is that it fuses two different hobbies of mine - I like philately and I like model railways. Oh well, I could not get it for Christmas and I could not get it for my birthday but Mun Hon promised me that he will keep an eye out for it when it gets reissued.

Railway to Tibet

I am currently reading this book on the building of the Railway to Tibet. Unfortunately written from a Western viewpoint, it is nevertheless an interesting account of the tremendous effort needed for such a great venture. This is one train I am going to ride one of these days.