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Fluxy
11-03-2009, 02:57 AM
As a lead passed on to us from Havoc, it was actually my friend [Nocturne] who took me here along with mortaldecay and found this place. Additional photographs from his visit can be found here along with all of his other brilliant work... http://www.flickr.com/photos/light_painter/

On with the photographs and information. The site is used to store many trains, old and modern, currently undergoing restoration. The oldest train here is a crane train that dates from 1908. This place is much bigger than you might first expect and I didn't take hardly enough photographs due to the extreme cold!

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Running through the centre of the site is a dirt road which is used to transport materials to a live quarry on the other side. In the background you can clearly see the quarry covenyor belt.

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Actually a tram, I really liked the numbers on the top. This is one of only a few that is in excellent condition.

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Many of these trains are fantastic inside but contained what I believe was either fibrelglass or asbestos. For this reason I decided that I'd take photographs of the inside on the most modern trains instead.

Much credit to [Nocturne] again for being kind enough to take these people shots for us!

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This was the oldest train on the site dating from 1908. The turning wheel on the side is used to raise a large crane which is unfortunately not in view on this picture, but attached to the train. This was my favourite train and also contained a number of propane tanks inside.

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Looking back possibly 3/4 of the way up the site. Behind me the track continues, past another set of trains and switch cabins, unfortunately stripped bare. Ahead of me is a train that still has the original horns, the only one on the site that still does!

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Really lame I know, out of focus and just with flash, I was being lazy and as a result this shot really suffers, but I just tried to give it an old feel. I really liked the wooden panelling inside this train!

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The interior of the modern train.

That's all from me folks! Now awaiting mortaldecay's far superior pictures too! :thumb