Cool pics of urban exploring, abandoned machines and stuff

[Lawbags]

Pothole said:

I see there are plans for Rail Mail to be reopened..

It's never been 'closed' as such.

[Blown2CV]

Lawbags said:

Pothole said:

I see there are plans for Rail Mail to be reopened..

It's never been 'closed' as such.

stopped formal use as a mail movement facility in 2003. They kept on some employees to preserve the facility. That's been going on for over 10 years! Glad they had the presence of mind and the care to do so though. What a job that would be, just oil the workings, take things to bits and put them back together. Great I think some of the trains date back to the 1920s.

[dabber]

[Skinley]

dabber said:

Where, what, why?

[Blown2CV]

Skinley said:

dabber said:

Where, what, why?

looks like a stables...

[Lawbags]

Blown2CV said:

Skinley said:

dabber said:

Where, what, why?

looks like a stables...

St Joesephs Seminary, Wigan.

Was miles better before it got stripped out. Now used for police dog training. Was a real good explore. Had a library with books in Latin, a Observatory, various chapels, a taxidermy, sanitorium.

Here's some other pics of it...

[Lawbags]

Here's another while I'm on my photobucket...

[Skinley]

Thanks for the explanation.

[Norfolkit]

Slightly different take on this, an abandoned holiday resort on Great Keppel Island in Australia. Went broke 6 years ago and has just been left since then. Only walked around the outside of it rather than "explore" as such.

Beach side pool full of sand with vegetation taking over.



Old tractor rusting away in the humidity.



Pathways covered in fallen palm fronds.


Another pool complete with fallen coconuts and other assorted crap



Strange as all the signs are there but there's been nobody there to read them for 6 years.

[A - W]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26018424

Some fantastic photos from the Beeb article.

[matchmaker]

WW1 Scottish sites

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/search/?keyword=fi...

[rhinochopig]

It's sweaty palm time again - Shanghai Tower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDYtH1RH-U

[Big Rod]

rhinochopig said:

It's sweaty palm time again - Shanghai Tower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDYtH1RH-U

I've said this before but here goes again.

I'm yet to find something that I'm properly scared of but that stuff really makes me clench.

Can't stop watching it though.

[Blown2CV]

Big Rod said:

rhinochopig said:

It's sweaty palm time again - Shanghai Tower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDYtH1RH-U

I've said this before but here goes again.

I'm yet to find something that I'm properly scared of but that stuff really makes me clench.

Can't stop watching it though.

daft really as you're as likely to die falling off a few storeys than you are from that. The risk isn't linear.

[Big Rod]

Blown2CV said:

daft really as you're as likely to die falling off a few storeys than you are from that. The risk isn't linear.

My head completely agrees with you. My rectum doesn't though.

[Blown2CV]

Big Rod said:

Blown2CV said:

daft really as you're as likely to die falling off a few storeys than you are from that. The risk isn't linear.

My head completely agrees with you. My rectum doesn't though.

well if it's at the point where i am getting vertigo just watching the video, it's not good.

[Willy Nilly]

Norfolkit said:

Slightly different take on this, an abandoned holiday resort on Great Keppel Island in Australia. Went broke 6 years ago and has just been left since then. Only walked around the outside of it rather than "explore" as such.

Old tractor rusting away in the humidity.

Looks like a rebranded Zetor to me

[Big Rod]

Blown2CV said:

well if it's at the point where i am getting vertigo just watching the video, it's not good.

According to the medical definition of vertigo, that's not what I struggle with.

I embrace the challenge of standing over something like that, but what they do is messed up.

In fact, I was once given the job of replacing the warning lights at the top of the stanchions of the Forth Road Bridge and couldn't wait to get up there but the job was given to someone else before I got the chance.

[DavePieman]

rhinochopig said:

It's sweaty palm time again - Shanghai Tower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDYtH1RH-U

I could probably go up the main structure of the tower, but there is no fking way you would get me to climb out on the crane boom. My legs felt really weird watching that.

[GTIR]

Big Rod said:

In fact, I was once given the job of replacing the warning lights at the top of the stanchions of the Forth Road Bridge and couldn't wait to get up there but the job was given to someone else before I got the chance.

Maybe the engineers and authorities got confused.

"How are you repairing the lights on the Forth Road Bridge?"
"Big Rod I suppose
"Er, I'll get back to you on that..."