tarboat's photos

This colliery in the Lorraine coal basin was sunk from 1904 and the first coal was wound in 1907 (Shaft 1 on the left). Sinking shaft two commenced in 1908. It was the last mine in the eastern sector when it was abandoned in December 1997. The site is now a national monument although you wouldn't guess from the state it is in.

A line-up of four of the six 0-4-0TT built for the The Festiniog Railway by George England and Co. between 1863 and 1867. Seen at Boston Lodge works they are from L to R - Palmerston, Prince, Welsh Pony and Princess.

19D 3322 and 24 3655 cracking on near Klipheuwel on the line to Malmesbury.

Aren't these just the best door handles ever? These were spotted in a back street in Nordhausen old town.

Taking in the sights in one of the quiet streets of the World Heritage listed old town of Quedlinburg.

99 7239-9 bashing up the hill towards Drei Annen-Hohne with a train for the Brocken. We were heading for Nordhausen and the timetable is somewhat confusing as it does not make it clear that you need to change trains at Drei Annen-Hohne as it looks as if this train is straight through. Luckily I was able to find this out and a hasty exit was made onto the waiting train before we were whisked off up the mountain. There were three trains in the station at Drei Annen-Hohne and as we departed for Nordhausen there was a further train waiting to come in off the Brocken line. A really busy country junction scene.

Water tower at Nordhausen railway depot.

Corder House and Sydenham House were built as a cafe, shop and offices between 1889 and 1891. The architect was Frank Caws and the contractors David and John Rankin. The terracotta is by J C Edwards of Ruabon. An eclectic mixture of Gothic and Baroque/Flemish styles. I was not surprised to learn that Frank Caws had his own office in these buildings.

This clock in the entrance to Cardiff Market has seen better times. It must have looked good when the neon lighting was working.

The Brandenburg Gate in the rain.

99 6001 runs round the train at Harzgerode. This is the terminus of the short branch up from Alexibad on the Selketalbahn.

Ellenfoot Bridge across the middle of Maryport Harbour. It was completed in 2007 using a number of grants including a significant sum from the EU.

Action in the yard at Foxfield Colliery with 47629 and Florence No.2.

Ghost sign and shops at Causewayhead, Penzance.

19D 3322 and 24 3655 leaving the yards in the port area of Capetown.

This plastics manufacturing plant at Siddick was opened by Eastman Kodak in the early 1980s and was later acquired by Indorama Ventures PCL. It produced around 160,000 tonnes pa of PET granules. mainly used in the forming of plastic bottles. As Asian competition increased the plant became uneconomic and production was first halved and then stopped completely in early 2014. The site was mothballed in hope of better times until Indorama decided in 2017 that it would not reopen. Demolition was completed during 2018.

Redundant gasholders awaiting scrapping at Chelmsford.

Concrete tower in the midst of the Port Talbot steelworks.