| Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
» CFR Calatori - Romanian Railways (more..)
» 69 (more..) |
» Abandoned site of Anina mine (more..)
» Anina, Romania (more..)
» October 12, 2009 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» 0004-7 (more..)
» Unknown |
» Jozsef Bedenek (more..)
» Contact Jozsef Bedenek |
| Remarks: Anina mine was opened in 1972, and it was one of the oldest mining exploitations in Romania. It was scheduled to be closed at October 2006, but after a methan gas explosion that took 7 lives, immediate closure was ordered in January, and valuable mining equipment has been moved from the site. Back then 300 out of 540 workers were laid off. Nowadays, although some of the structures collapsed near tracks, the Oravita to Anina passenger service still operates through the abandoned and unguarded site, where the metallic parts of the remaining equipment gives income to a few local families. |
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This photo has been viewed 8,570 unique times since being added to the database on October 27, 2009.
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Posted by David Honan on October 27, 2009
Fascinating tale to accompany a very interesting photo, Jozsef. Thanks for sharing! |
Posted by Michael Link on October 31, 2009
I am from the USA, I will be honest I usually don't even look at shots from other countries, but this one is simply awesome. I love the shot, great job. Mike |
Posted by Seva on November 5, 2009
Those ruins look like they would be fun to "infiltrate", explore and climb around on. |
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