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be right back

Andre, Black And White Photography, Photography

No, up to now, the pause already lasts more than 30 years, and no hope for the chemists and metallurgists to come back here for work.

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not in use anymore

Andre, Black And White Photography, Photography

This is a Thomas converter. It’s used in steel plants to increase the quality of steel and produce the so-called Thomas steel after the British discoverers Percy Gilchrist and Sidney Gilchrist Thomas. Those interested in more details, I’d also recommend reading the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia, because it is IMHO better than the English one.

The converter in the above image is one of the smaller ones (the kids are about 1.70m tall) used in a small steel plant. It was hanging in the plant and when the steel was ready, the converter swung over a train to spill out the liquid steel for further processing.

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Another relict from the past

Andre, Black And White Photography, Photography

What do you think, this is? Looks like an old bus, but standing on tracks like a train. It’s a rail bus / railcar. I haven’t seen them for decades, but I still have a vague memory of them. This one was standing in a museum waiting for wondering eyes.

I’m not perfectly sure, but I guess, this is a VT95 from the 1950s. It was operated on secondary lines. As this is labeled as VT50, I assumed it is one of the 4 rail busses sold to Austria in 1970, as those 4 were operated under the type class name VT50. Whenever a reader knows it better, please drop me a note.

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hidden buildings

Andre, Black And White Photography, Photography

Last week, I showed you a silhouette image and asked if it could be natural or manmade.  All, guessing manmade, were more or less right. This is the view from the other side about half an hour earlier than the silhouette image. The buildings are hidden between huge rocks. So, the silhouette of the buildings merges with their surroundings.

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