Ost colliery - Grimberg 2 shaft !


Some more photos of my visit at Grimberg 2 shaft in Bergkamen (Germany).

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A machine is waiting for transportation. The tower's back side. A line of points. Once again the back side.
       
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A winding staircase. A view up the tower. This time a bit closer. Shaft tower and machines' house.
       
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How the cages are fixed at the ropes. A wheel. The tower is reflected in a puddle of water. Pit cages.
       
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A view into one of the cages. The tower from one side. The pit fans behind the corridor. Rain flooded the street under the corridor.
       
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A telephone. The tower's pillars and the pit fans. Stairs in the afternoon sun. The Grimberg shaft and me.
       
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A line of points. Rails in the sun. Robert shaft in the evening sun.
     

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