Run Out of Steam #1
THE SUBJECT:
This old steam engine has not had a fire in her belly nor got up a good head of steam for may a day but even in her dilapidated state she has a presence in the peace and quiet of the reserve.
In her day she would have had a lot of work in supplying the locomotion to run saw mill machinery in the heyday of the logging era from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
Unfortunately there were no identification plates left on this machine so I have no idea of who the manufacturer was but it was very probably built in England and reassembled on site in the bush.
THE LOCATION:
This very old mechanical marvel was photographed at Dingo Tops, part of Tapin Tops National Park, way south west of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, on a slightly overcast autumn day.
Fuji S9600: RAW, f/4.5 @ 1/60sec, ISO80, High powered flash, Hand held.
S7RAW & Photoshop CS.
Visit the Rust & Machinery collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more corrosion and decay.
UPDATE:
10-11-08
My thanks to finnhurley for purchasing a card of this old steam engine.
Enjoy!
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Run Out of Steam #1
