End of the line

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End of the line

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Photos and captions by Nathan Berelowitz, Capital Park, 1983
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The first cut. Removing copper fittings, then the lagging, then it only gets worse. Amazing how the fittings are still in place and not removed by thieves.
The first cut. Removing copper fittings, then the lagging, then it only gets worse. Amazing how the fittings are still in place and not removed by thieves.
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All those beautiful copper pipes still in place. What a haul it would have been to have laid ones hands on those!
All those beautiful copper pipes still in place. What a haul it would have been to have laid ones hands on those!
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Getting there almost bare.
Getting there almost bare.
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Face cut open, the elements, like intestines, are hauled out. The last bit of water pours out of the one, like blood ...
Face cut open, the elements, like intestines, are hauled out. The last bit of water pours out of the one, like blood ...
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Steam turret on the ground, the brass will be collected and dumped in a bin, separate from the boiler, it once adorned.
Steam turret on the ground, the brass will be collected and dumped in a bin, separate from the boiler, it once adorned.
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Almost there, very bare.
Almost there, very bare.
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Re: End of the line

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These locos look perfect, were they only redundant and had to be scrapped?
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