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Port Kembla ponderings (photo's)

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42101 NSW's Nasty one   Joined: Oct 12, 2005
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:22 pm
Gee they turned out very well mate Very Happy Very Happy that bloody plant at Port Kembla station looks great i was going to grab a cutting off that but forgot to Embarassed Embarassed when we started talking.
Thanks heaps for coming along mate it made my day just to catch up with you again. Well Done Rock 'N Roll!



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chipmunk73 Station Staff   Joined: Dec 19, 2007
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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
 
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chipmunk73 Station Staff   Joined: Dec 19, 2007
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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.
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:20 pm
Maikha wrote:



I thought CityRail would do a similar setup for flagging down trains as what is used at Zig Zag not put your arm out with your finger pointed.



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Bigwato Deputy Commissioner   Joined: Oct 06, 2006
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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 Chief Commissioner   Joined: Jul 17, 2006
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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 NSW's Nasty one   Joined: Oct 12, 2005
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:01 am
Bigwato. Very Happy
Kaine.
Very Happy 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 Very Happy



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42209 Chief Commissioner   Joined: Jun 18, 2004
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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 Not a gunzel <s>Not</s> a gunzel
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:49 pm
chipmunk73 wrote:
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.
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Thanks chipmunk!

I'm using a 400D with a standard kit lens of 18-55mm. That is all! Smile



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Sidewinder Station Staff   Joined: Nov 17, 2008
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:59 pm
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.

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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 Locomotive Fireman   Joined: Oct 26, 2008
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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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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:50 pm
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A quick question, how do these torpedo ladles work?


They are lined with refractory bricks which must be heated to a certain temperature before any material can be poured in. Otherwise they can explode or crack the bricks rendering the ladle unusable.

The ladles are used to transfer iron from the Blast Furnaces to the BOS. On the way they samples are taken and different minerals added depending on what grade of steel is being made from that batch of iron.
I am not 100% sure but from what i've been told these ladles weigh around the 150-200 tonnes empty and about 400 tonnes loaded.

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plettner Locomotive Fireman   Joined: Oct 26, 2008
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:09 pm
Sidewinder wrote:

They are lined with refractory bricks which must be heated to a certain temperature before any material can be poured in. Otherwise they can explode or crack the bricks rendering the ladle unusable.

The ladles are used to transfer iron from the Blast Furnaces to the BOS. On the way they samples are taken and different minerals added depending on what grade of steel is being made from that batch of iron.
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Sweet! Thanks, for the information. I wondered, in particular, what it meant by pre-heating. Also, I didn't know how they held the molten product without melting the wagon!

I assume the ladles turn over 180 degrees to empty the material downwards?

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I am not 100% sure but from what i've been told these ladles weigh around the 150-200 tonnes empty and about 400 tonnes loaded.


Man, that's heavy. No wonder that have four bogies.

Anyway, great pics.
 
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Maikha Not a gunzel <s>Not</s> a gunzel
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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



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