Radbod colliery !


The Radbod colliery in Hamm-Bockum-Hoevel (Germany), the photos are taken on May, 8th in 2003.

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Detail of the drive shaft. Detail of the machine. A brake shoe. A spiral used for adjusting the machine.
       
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Detail with boiler in the
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A ladder leading up to the boiler's top. A spider's web. The driving wheel seen from the cellar.
       
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The emergency brake. The emergency brake's data in the cellar. One of the machine's bases. A connecting rod as reserve.
       
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The bottom side of a boiler. Sun beams. A strong crane in the machines' hall. This time the other boiler.
       
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The strong rope used for hoisting. Two of three Radbod shafts. The old machine from 1907 in another house. Connection of the connecting rod *lol*.
       
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The former operator's place. An old boiler covered with dust. The entire machine's hall.