Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: pit

HFF Blaenavon Monmouth Wales 15th September 2023

HFF Blaenavon Monmouth Wales 15th September 2023

Loose_Grip/Pete
12 Dec 2024 15 16 163
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. HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.
Sandaoling Xinjiang China 18th November 2014

Sandaoling Xinjiang China 18th November 2014

Loose_Grip/Pete
14 Jan 2017 4 577
JS 2-8-2 6209 sets off from Xibolizhan at the west end of the a Sandaoling open cast coal pit with with an extra working to pick up a variety of items from the control office behind.
Great Central Railway Loughborough Leicestershire 3rd July 2016

Great Central Railway Loughborough Leicestershire…

Loose_Grip/Pete
03 Jul 2016 5 1 604
Men at Work. Jon and me were clearing the ash & clinker from the pit while Tony who was firing British Railways Standard 9F 2-10-0 92214 sweeps away the smokebox char from the frontplate.
Sandaoling Xinjiang China 20th November 2014

Sandaoling Xinjiang China 20th November 2014

Loose_Grip/Pete
18 Aug 2015 14 2 718
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.
Sandaoling China 18th November 2014

Sandaoling China 18th November 2014

Loose_Grip/Pete
17 Jun 2015 3 546
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.
Sandaoling China November 2014

Sandaoling China November 2014

Loose_Grip/Pete
20 May 2015 6 2 478
Riding the caboose out of the open cast coal mine at sunrise.
Sandaoling Xinjiang China 16th November 2014

Sandaoling Xinjiang China 16th November 2014

Loose_Grip/Pete
03 May 2015 8 4 464
Catching the rising sun the 08.35am workers passenger train departs from the small platform at Dongbolizhan propelled by JS 2-8-2 8081.
Sandaoling Xijiang China

Sandaoling Xijiang China

Loose_Grip/Pete
21 Feb 2015 14 3 523
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. Note the twin air horns on the cab roof.
Sandaoling Xijiang China

Sandaoling Xijiang China

Loose_Grip/Pete
20 Feb 2015 4 1 434
Another full trainload of coal heads out of the open cast pit behind JS 2-8-2 8167.
Sandaoling China Coal Train

Sandaoling China Coal Train

Loose_Grip/Pete
09 Feb 2015 5 7 402
JS 2-8-2 8053 heads away to Nanzhan yard with a trainload of coal from the Shibanzi deep mine west of Sandaoling.
Sandaoling China Shift Change

Sandaoling China Shift Change

Loose_Grip/Pete
09 Feb 2015 1 276
It's the pre-dawn shift change at Dongbolizhan and 2 JS 2-8-2s simmer in the semi-darkness.
Sandaoling Xinjiang China

Sandaoling Xinjiang China

Loose_Grip/Pete
05 Dec 2014 3 5 339
A new real working industrial steam line in 2014? Who would have thought? 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
Sandaoling Xinjiang China

Sandaoling Xinjiang China

Loose_Grip/Pete
05 Dec 2014 2 276
JS hauled full and empty coal trains pass at Fengkongzhan on the Sandaoling coal mine railway.