Port Kembla ponderings (photo's)

42101 · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:22 pm

Gee they turned out very well mate Very Happy

that bloody plant at Port Kembla station looks great i was going to grab a cutting off that but forgot to Embarassed

when we started talking.
Thanks heaps for coming along mate it made my day just to catch up with you again. Well Done

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chipmunk73 · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:27 pm

Now this is just sheer brilliance on the part of city rail.

The next time you go to a station and are advised:
a) The fare has been increased;
b) The next service is cancelled and you have to wait another 30 mins;
c) Trackwork is in progress so go wait for a bus;

it gives you somewhere to projectile vomit.

They should be installed at all stations Laughing

chipmunk73 · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:31 pm

Awesome pictures Maikha. Expecially loved these two:

Can I ask what sort of camera youn are using? If it's an SLR/Digital SLR, what lens you were using.
Thanks

Ben_Daui · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:20 pm

Bigwato · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:56 pm

Nice pics boys! Clap

As usual up to your usual excellent standards. I must head up to the Illawarra one year. All the pics are really inspirational. Thanks for sharing guys.

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1979 · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:59 am

Those shots turned out really well guys. Umm I'm having a little technical difficulty with the computer at the moment so I'm trying to get my piccies up!

Cheers,
Kaine

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42101 · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:01 am

Bigwato.

Kaine.

Cheers fellas as always glad you enjoyed them.
Kaine good luck as i reckon yours will look great on a large screen as they were good on your camera. Very Happy

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42209 · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:02 pm

great photos Maikha...now you ask what isn't right at Cringilla...is it that it actually has a bomb holder err I mean a garbage bin?

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Maikha · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:49 pm

Sidewinder · Beginner Joined: Nov 17, 2008 Last Visited: Dec 2, 2008

G'day all. First time poster, long time reader. I took a few pics while at work the other day and i thought i'd post them up here for you to take a look at. Please excuse the quality as these are taken on my phone. Im pretty sure a few questions would be asked if i got a proper camera out haha. These are all taken at the B.O.S.

Flat wagon for transporting slabs

D43

Torpedo ladle

Torpedo ladle #49

D43 with ladles

D43 Leaving 6 Pit

Torpedo ladle being preheated (Different area to the other photos)

I'll try and get some more if some more interesting opportunities come up.

Cheers

wurx · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:04 pm

That's some awesome "insider" pix there, Sidewinder - the kind that most of us would like to be able to take, but can't, coz we ain't working there Cool

Thanks a heap for sharing, mate Very Happy

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plettner · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:38 pm

I love the photo of the torpedo ladle 49. That looks like such a "gritty" and heavy-duty piece of machinery. I like how it's obviously been used and the wear-and-tear gives it such character.

A quick question, how do these torpedo ladles work?

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plettner · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:09 pm

Maikha · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:40 pm

Sidewinder..

AWESOME Photos! I've always been facinated what processes and shenanigans goes on inside the steelworks, so it's of great pleasure to see the photos you've posted here Very Happy

Cheers
Maikha Ly

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