Photos of Ost colliery !

Around Heinrich shaft !

Pitily some of my last photos could not be published here because the camera and the flash did not work correctly. Luckily I had the possibility to take these photos again and so I can can present them to you now.

The filesize and by that the download time of some of the photos is a bit larger and longer, but I had to choose between the quality and the size. Finally I hope to have found an acceptable compromise.

On the second page you can find several actual photos of Lerche shaft, the modern hoisting machine, the shaft's new pit bank etc. - really worth looking at !

Please click on the photos' small versions in order to enlarge them and to get the corresponding background information. ATTENTION: The pictures' explanations can now be found UNDER the large versions.


A residential area close to the colliery.	Heinrich shaft's pit bank.	The pit bank in a total view.	Material is waiting for transportation.


A view up to the pit bank.	On the second level.	The pit cage's large fixing.	A second gate to the shaft.


A phone at Heinrich shaft.	What is going on ? A light signal.	The working hours are counted here.	The tower is based on strong pillars.


A nice door to the machines' hall.	A steel plow's control desk.	And now a shearer's control desk.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 1.


The operator's place at Heinrich shaft.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 2.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 3.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 4.


The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 5.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 6.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 7.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 8.


The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 9.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 10.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 11.	The machine at Heinrich shaft, photo 12.