https://www.ipernity.com/tag/305337/keyword/22900 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/B9/A8/305337.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/305337/keyword/22900 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:56:23 +0000 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:56:23 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52688324 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-12,doc-52688324 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:55:50 +0000 2023-09-15T14:55:08+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52688324"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/24/52688324.aa9d88cf.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Like many of the South Wales coal mines the Big Pit at Blaenavon was located high up on the valley side above the village. What's missing at what is now a museum is the huge spoil tip that loomed behind the site when it was active.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> HFF Blaenavon Monmouth Wales 15th September 2023 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52688324"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/24/52688324.aa9d88cf.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Like many of the South Wales coal mines the Big Pit at Blaenavon was located high up on the valley side above the village. What's missing at what is now a museum is the huge spoil tip that loomed behind the site when it was active.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52429586 tag:ipernity.com,2024-04-23,doc-52429586 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:58:16 +0000 2024-04-22T23:45:14+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52429586"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/86/52429586.4269237d.240.jpg?r2" width="164" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It's difficult to capture the depth of the "Big Hole" in Kimberley but the height of the buildings give an idea of the scale. It's a real vertical wall of rock.<br /> <br /> Kimberlite, an ultramafic igneous rock and a rare variant of peridotite, is most commonly known to be the main host matrix for diamonds. It is named after Kimberley where diamonds were mined from this hole.<br /> <br /> Kimberlite occurs in the Earth's crust in vertical structures known as kimberlite pipes, as well as igneous dykes and can also occur as horizontal sills. The consensus on kimberlites is that they are formed deep within the mantle, hence at high temperatures and pressures.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great day!</div> HWW Kimberley Northern Cape South Africa 2nd June 1982 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52429586"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/86/52429586.4269237d.240.jpg?r2" width="164" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It's difficult to capture the depth of the "Big Hole" in Kimberley but the height of the buildings give an idea of the scale. It's a real vertical wall of rock.<br /> <br /> Kimberlite, an ultramafic igneous rock and a rare variant of peridotite, is most commonly known to be the main host matrix for diamonds. It is named after Kimberley where diamonds were mined from this hole.<br /> <br /> Kimberlite occurs in the Earth's crust in vertical structures known as kimberlite pipes, as well as igneous dykes and can also occur as horizontal sills. The consensus on kimberlites is that they are formed deep within the mantle, hence at high temperatures and pressures.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great day!</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52280510 tag:ipernity.com,2024-01-17,doc-52280510 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:16:37 +0000 2024-01-11T13:19:27+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52280510"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/10/52280510.f2fcaca2.240.jpg?r2" width="203" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Inside the engine house which once housed a typical Cornish beam engine. Magpie Mine was the last working lead mine in the Derbyshire orefield and is one of the best surviving examples in the UK of a 19th century lead mine.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone.</div> HWW Magpie Mine Sheldon Derbyshire 11th January 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52280510"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/10/52280510.f2fcaca2.240.jpg?r2" width="203" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Inside the engine house which once housed a typical Cornish beam engine. Magpie Mine was the last working lead mine in the Derbyshire orefield and is one of the best surviving examples in the UK of a 19th century lead mine.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52158972 tag:ipernity.com,2023-10-17,doc-52158972 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:18:21 +0000 2023-09-15T07:55:58+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52158972"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/72/52158972.83c09210.240.jpg?r2" width="236" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Now all the deep coal mines in the UK are closed the only way to go underground today is in a museum like The Big Pit National Museum at Blaenavon. <br /> <br /> The Big Pit used to be connected to the LNWR line to Pontypool by a steeply graded mineral line. Today Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST (Works No 544 1900) NCB No 10 stands on the truncated remains by the pit head coupled to a rail-mounted crane.</div> Blaenavon Monmouth Wales 15th September 2023 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52158972"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/72/52158972.83c09210.240.jpg?r2" width="236" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Now all the deep coal mines in the UK are closed the only way to go underground today is in a museum like The Big Pit National Museum at Blaenavon. <br /> <br /> The Big Pit used to be connected to the LNWR line to Pontypool by a steeply graded mineral line. Today Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST (Works No 544 1900) NCB No 10 stands on the truncated remains by the pit head coupled to a rail-mounted crane.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52115000 tag:ipernity.com,2023-09-14,doc-52115000 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:59:15 +0000 2023-09-10T18:27:42+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52115000"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/00/52115000.4d2b8668.240.jpg?r2" width="220" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thorne colliery, opened in 1926, was the deepest & furthest east mine in the South Yorkshire coalfield. This changed the small market town of Thorne into an industrial centre although the pit village of Moorends (where I was born) was built a discreet distance from the old town. <br /> <br /> In 1956 the colliery closed temporarily for repairs to the shaft to stop the influx of water. Although millions of pounds were spent the mine never opened again and today all trace of the original colliery seen here was erased & even the later 1980s winding gear has now been demolished.<br /> <br /> HFF everyone & have a great weekend.</div> Thorne Colliery South Yorkshire Easter 1975 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52115000"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/00/52115000.4d2b8668.240.jpg?r2" width="220" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thorne colliery, opened in 1926, was the deepest & furthest east mine in the South Yorkshire coalfield. This changed the small market town of Thorne into an industrial centre although the pit village of Moorends (where I was born) was built a discreet distance from the old town. <br /> <br /> In 1956 the colliery closed temporarily for repairs to the shaft to stop the influx of water. Although millions of pounds were spent the mine never opened again and today all trace of the original colliery seen here was erased & even the later 1980s winding gear has now been demolished.<br /> <br /> HFF everyone & have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/51258126 tag:ipernity.com,2022-04-07,doc-51258126 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:57:13 +0000 2022-04-03T14:41:26+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/51258126"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/81/26/51258126.1dfff30e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="152" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Levant Mine and steam-driven Beam Engine at Trewellard, Pendeen near St Just in the far west of Cornwall. This historic tin mine is preserved by the National Trust and visits to see the engine and go underground are by appointment. Unfortunately we hadn't made one but the whole surface site was of interest including the lighthouse in the distance at Pendeen and the weather was perfect.<br /> <br /> HFF. Have a great & peaceful weekend.</div> HFF Trewellard St Just Cornwall 3rd April 2022 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/51258126"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/81/26/51258126.1dfff30e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="152" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Levant Mine and steam-driven Beam Engine at Trewellard, Pendeen near St Just in the far west of Cornwall. This historic tin mine is preserved by the National Trust and visits to see the engine and go underground are by appointment. Unfortunately we hadn't made one but the whole surface site was of interest including the lighthouse in the distance at Pendeen and the weather was perfect.<br /> <br /> HFF. Have a great & peaceful weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/51210908 tag:ipernity.com,2022-03-02,doc-51210908 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:08:18 +0000 2014-11-16T03:51:13+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/51210908"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/08/51210908.cb0e8a16.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="211" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Ex-Chinese Railways JS 2-8-2 8173 curves out of the open cast pit at Sandaoling with its 13 wagon train of coal. <br /> <br /> I learnt recently that the last great steam show in the world is no more and all the coal from the pit is now transported to the washeries by truck. <br /> <br /> The end of an era</div> Sandaoling Xinjiang China 16th November 2014 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/51210908"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/08/51210908.cb0e8a16.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="211" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Ex-Chinese Railways JS 2-8-2 8173 curves out of the open cast pit at Sandaoling with its 13 wagon train of coal. <br /> <br /> I learnt recently that the last great steam show in the world is no more and all the coal from the pit is now transported to the washeries by truck. <br /> <br /> The end of an era</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/50756182 tag:ipernity.com,2021-05-07,doc-50756182 Fri, 07 May 2021 14:22:28 +0000 2014-11-16T03:15:35+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/50756182"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/82/50756182.24735b38.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Fighting against the fierce gradient and the curvature JS 2-8-2 8167 pulls its load of side-tippler coal trucks out of the deep open cast pit at Sandaoling.</div> Sandaoling Xinjiang China 16th November 2014 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/50756182"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/82/50756182.24735b38.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Fighting against the fierce gradient and the curvature JS 2-8-2 8167 pulls its load of side-tippler coal trucks out of the deep open cast pit at Sandaoling.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/50658890 tag:ipernity.com,2021-03-18,doc-50658890 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:58:36 +0000 2020-11-09T23:29:13+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/50658890"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/90/50658890.6778b035.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1982 the Eschweiler Bergwerks Verein (EBV) Alsdorf coke ovens and Grube-Anna mine (off right) north of Aachen were a hive of activity as was the DB main line in the foreground.<br /> <br /> The green-liveried steam engine is almost certainly Anna no 14 (later renumbered to Anna no 6) built by Krupp in 1940 for Dynamit Nobel. It has been preserved at the Westfälisches Industriemuseum in Dortmund.<br /> <br /> Unbelievably, gone today are the DB exchange sidings, the coke ovens and all the industrial plant of EBV Grube Anna. The mine closed in 1983 and the coking plant in 1987. The main line survives as does the signal box just seen top left.</div> Grube Anna Mine Alsdorf Aachen Germany 12th September 1982 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/50658890"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/90/50658890.6778b035.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In 1982 the Eschweiler Bergwerks Verein (EBV) Alsdorf coke ovens and Grube-Anna mine (off right) north of Aachen were a hive of activity as was the DB main line in the foreground.<br /> <br /> The green-liveried steam engine is almost certainly Anna no 14 (later renumbered to Anna no 6) built by Krupp in 1940 for Dynamit Nobel. It has been preserved at the Westfälisches Industriemuseum in Dortmund.<br /> <br /> Unbelievably, gone today are the DB exchange sidings, the coke ovens and all the industrial plant of EBV Grube Anna. The mine closed in 1983 and the coking plant in 1987. The main line survives as does the signal box just seen top left.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/39648554 tag:ipernity.com,2015-09-16,doc-39648554 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:24:08 +0000 2014-11-22T01:15:20+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/39648554"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/54/39648554.b60172ae.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="139" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An unidentified Sandaoling coal railway JS 2-8-2 waits to enter the loading area with its train of empty wagons.</div> Sandaoling Xinjiang China 22nd November 2014 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/39648554"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/54/39648554.b60172ae.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="139" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An unidentified Sandaoling coal railway JS 2-8-2 waits to enter the loading area with its train of empty wagons.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/39322306 tag:ipernity.com,2015-08-18,doc-39322306 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 07:10:20 +0000 2014-11-20T08:15:48+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/39322306"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/23/06/39322306.ab185ff8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="164" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A classic front three-quarter shot as another load of coal is effortlessly drawn out of the open cast pit by JS 2-8-2 8173. The gradient can be appreciated from the level siding on the right and the actual depth of the pit from the cliffs.</div> Sandaoling Xinjiang China 20th November 2014 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/39322306"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/23/06/39322306.ab185ff8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="164" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A classic front three-quarter shot as another load of coal is effortlessly drawn out of the open cast pit by JS 2-8-2 8173. The gradient can be appreciated from the level siding on the right and the actual depth of the pit from the cliffs.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/38601652 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601652 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 09:11:07 +0000 2014-11-18T06:24:29+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/38601652"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/52/38601652.2ef6cc2c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Dwarfed by the size of the open cast pit JS 2--8-2 8167 pounds out of the mine with a full load of coal.</div> Sandaoling China 18th November 2014 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/38601652"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/52/38601652.2ef6cc2c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Dwarfed by the size of the open cast pit JS 2--8-2 8167 pounds out of the mine with a full load of coal.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/38251648 tag:ipernity.com,2015-05-20,doc-38251648 Wed, 20 May 2015 21:55:15 +0000 2014-11-22T01:15:48+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/38251648"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/48/38251648.2f574641.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="227" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Riding the caboose out of the open cast coal mine at sunrise.</div> Sandaoling China November 2014 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/38251648"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/48/38251648.2f574641.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="227" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Riding the caboose out of the open cast coal mine at sunrise.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37981185 tag:ipernity.com,2015-05-03,doc-37981185 Sun, 03 May 2015 06:52:25 +0000 2014-11-16T00:37:35+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37981185"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/11/85/37981185.473f275f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="200" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Catching the rising sun the 08.35am workers passenger train departs from the small platform at Dongbolizhan propelled by JS 2-8-2 8081.</div> Sandaoling Xinjiang China 16th November 2014 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37981185"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/11/85/37981185.473f275f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="200" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Catching the rising sun the 08.35am workers passenger train departs from the small platform at Dongbolizhan propelled by JS 2-8-2 8081.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37102624 tag:ipernity.com,2015-02-21,doc-37102624 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 22:25:59 +0000 2014-11-17T03:10:54+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37102624"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/24/37102624.6d49acb3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="188" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The crew of JS 2-8-2 8366 look back to check if the crossing is clear at the eastern end of Nanzhan yard during a shunting move.<br /> <br /> Note the twin air horns on the cab roof.</div> Sandaoling Xijiang China <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37102624"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/24/37102624.6d49acb3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="188" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The crew of JS 2-8-2 8366 look back to check if the crossing is clear at the eastern end of Nanzhan yard during a shunting move.<br /> <br /> Note the twin air horns on the cab roof.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37092204 tag:ipernity.com,2015-02-20,doc-37092204 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:32:51 +0000 2014-11-16T02:49:43+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37092204"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/04/37092204.49367fee.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="109" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another full trainload of coal heads out of the open cast pit behind JS 2-8-2 8167.</div> Sandaoling Xijiang China <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/37092204"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/04/37092204.49367fee.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="109" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another full trainload of coal heads out of the open cast pit behind JS 2-8-2 8167.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36979930 tag:ipernity.com,2015-02-09,doc-36979930 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:47:07 +0000 2014-11-19T06:05:10+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36979930"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/30/36979930.c274d5bf.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="121" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">JS 2-8-2 8053 heads away to Nanzhan yard with a trainload of coal from the Shibanzi deep mine west of Sandaoling.</div> Sandaoling China Coal Train <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36979930"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/30/36979930.c274d5bf.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="121" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">JS 2-8-2 8053 heads away to Nanzhan yard with a trainload of coal from the Shibanzi deep mine west of Sandaoling.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36979924 tag:ipernity.com,2015-02-09,doc-36979924 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:46:55 +0000 2014-11-18T00:19:58+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36979924"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/24/36979924.a20b0474.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="179" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It's the pre-dawn shift change at Dongbolizhan and 2 JS 2-8-2s simmer in the semi-darkness.</div> Sandaoling China Shift Change <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36979924"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/24/36979924.a20b0474.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="179" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It's the pre-dawn shift change at Dongbolizhan and 2 JS 2-8-2s simmer in the semi-darkness.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36159396 tag:ipernity.com,2014-12-05,doc-36159396 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:47:19 +0000 2014-11-19T06:02:41+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36159396"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/96/36159396.b457ef28.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="168" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A new real working industrial steam line in 2014? Who would have thought? <br /> <br /> At Xibolizhan JS 2-8-2 pulls a test train on the new single line from Shibanzi deep mine, seen in the distance, to Nanzhan for forward shipment to China Rail</div> Sandaoling Xinjiang China <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36159396"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/96/36159396.b457ef28.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="168" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A new real working industrial steam line in 2014? Who would have thought? <br /> <br /> At Xibolizhan JS 2-8-2 pulls a test train on the new single line from Shibanzi deep mine, seen in the distance, to Nanzhan for forward shipment to China Rail</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36159394 tag:ipernity.com,2014-12-05,doc-36159394 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:47:09 +0000 2014-11-21T01:22:04+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36159394"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/94/36159394.0962f2e8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="221" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">All smiles with Mrs Guli after a footplate ride on JS 2-8-2 6209.</div> Sandaoling Xinjiang China <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/36159394"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/94/36159394.0962f2e8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="221" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">All smiles with Mrs Guli after a footplate ride on JS 2-8-2 6209.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete