Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: nederlandse

This one looks like a face. The Nederlandse Grofsmederij was an iron works company, located in Leiden, which didn't survive the big shake-out of the manufacturing industry in the 1970s. It was founded in 1836 by a Dutch-Frenchman William Archibald Bake who (amongst other things) fought in the Russian campaign of Napoleon. In its heyday it employed around 700 men. Here is a picture of the workshop of the Grofsmederij: www.flickr.com/photos/95306653@N00/2212827614 / Grofsmederij is a composite noun consisting of "grof" meaning coarse or rough, opposite of fine, and "smederij" meaning smithy or foundry. So the company made the big stuff, not fine ironwork.

This type of train dates from 1964. It resembles the earlier type from 1954 and it has dominated the Dutch railways for years. Now they are for the chop and with them this shape will disappear.

This type of train dates from 1964. It resembles the earlier type from 1954 and it has dominated the Dutch railways for years. Now they are for the chop and with them this shape will disappear.

See also here: www.flickr.com/photos/govert1970/1296833133 and here: www.flickr.com/photos/govert1970/1332522914