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Old machines steaming

Ferrovie dello Stato - Italy
Steam Locomotive Breda 880 038
Year of construction 1922
Power 500 hp
Maximum speed 75Km/h
Weight 51.7 tons
Old ghosts returning
Old ghosts returning		 Point lubrication
Point lubrication		 Wheel drive
Wheel drive		 Lantern
Lantern
Red manual valve
Red manual valve		 Control lever
Control lever		 Heavy arc
Heavy arc		 Hydraulic connection
Hydraulic connection
Dome
Dome		 Oil and rust
Oil and rust		 Sandy on wheels
Sandy on wheels		 Tested
Tested
Ladder for the cabin
Ladder for the cabin		 Lever to open the boiler
Lever to open the boiler		 Red star
Red star		 Serial Number
Serial Number
Deep rust
Deep rust		 Levers of power
Levers of power		 Rusty bolt
Rusty bolt		 Five bolts red
Five bolts red
Big lever
Big lever		 Particularly levers
Particularly levers		 Wooden step
Wooden step		 Opening pins boiler
Opening pins boiler
Red big wheel
Red big wheel		 Rust and graffiti
Rust and graffiti		 Three rays
Three rays		 Hard to die ...
Hard to die ...
Arthur Lebacq30-Sep-2015 17:41
Wonderful and interesting details in this splendid gallery....very well done.....V
jhbailey09-Mar-2014 18:28
Interesting gallery, great images. I love old machinery.
Gary Holt01-Jul-2013 16:51
Great Gallery....
Karen B.29-May-2013 13:51
This is a fantastic gallery. V -Karen
Guest 27-May-2013 17:02
I like very much this galery
your photos are excellent .
V
Robert Nielsen29-Apr-2013 12:49
Great detailed of this engine in small decay. Well captured. Big Vote
Wintermeer30-Dec-2012 22:15
Dear Paolo,
thank you so much for entertaining my inner child, your keen eye is truly superb!
Patrick Goossens06-Oct-2012 12:30
My kind of gallery. Great details of this steam heritage.
Stefano Dei17-Jan-2012 21:09
Da appassionato di vapore questa 880 mi fa impazzire.
Belle immagini bei dettagli.
Stefano
Reykjavik Impressions / Stefán Ólafsson11-Oct-2011 20:52
I love this gallery Paolo. Great eye and creative. Voted.
Guest 17-Sep-2011 12:12
Fascinating images albeit a tad small to really enjoy.
Ian Wyatt05-Jun-2011 06:38
Interesting gallery, very nice
Michael Tauber05-Apr-2011 07:30
Beautiful and interesting series!
Guest 03-Mar-2011 13:38
Great perspective shots Of the old Steam Engine and working bits and pieces etc
Brilliant composition as well. I am the little fat one in the Red heart Birthday Photo series. Albert
Nestor Derkach26-Jan-2011 16:12
A very nice gallery , giving the veiwer a good feel of the old time Steam Locomotives.
I have always been attracted to these old times and ride on them when I get a chance.
There are many restored engine in the world and still chugging along.
Nice work on this gallery Paolo.
Vote 10+
Mariusz Bartniczak15-Jan-2011 22:50
Perceptiveness, compositions and great capturing - 3in1 :P.
Greg Christie13-Jan-2011 01:49
Superb gallery. Captures the colours of obsolescence both in the broad view and the detail photographs.
michel2mm08-Nov-2010 17:42
Tres belle serie pleine de nostalgie
cambraniz05-Oct-2010 13:38
46 years ago, I have driven a steam engine with my uncle.
This is an unforgottable memory. Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. V
Marc.
Guest 03-Sep-2010 23:32
It is amazing how a few peices of glass, and a good eye looking through them, can change the way something is perceived.
adesmond26-Aug-2010 17:12
great
William McCarey09-Jul-2010 03:56
Excellent compositions! Beautifully artistic.
John St John Photography17-Feb-2010 18:38
Wonderful gallery, Paolo, you can see good images where no one else can! ~V
Marc Demoulin07-Feb-2010 16:59
Wonderful work on railway snippets!! vVv
Marc
Bernd Roethig10-Jan-2010 21:49
Paolo,
these are phantastique shot´s. How about to refurbish this engine
and put it back into service for museum-rides. Vote!
Henry Taitano04-Dec-2009 08:44
Spectacular work!V
Ron LaCroix01-Dec-2009 08:59
An excellent subject for a gallery. I love the colors and textures to be found on this old equipment and the potential for abstract compositions has been well exploited. Well done!
Maggiebee26-Nov-2009 22:45
You have captured the magic of old engines. Well done. V
Maggiebee26-Nov-2009 22:45
You hve captured the magic of ld engines. Well done> V
vifut27-Jun-2009 20:53
Very nice pictures and details ... too bad she is no longer running !
dond13-Apr-2009 20:19
nicely done.
zyziza07-Mar-2009 09:13
Fine gallery, I feel your great love to old machines!
Vote!
FAIYAZ 24-Feb-2009 08:07
Beautiful gallery, old is gold. I enjoy very much....
Dennis Hoyne06-Feb-2009 03:23
This is a superb gallery, well done.
Guest 04-Jan-2009 17:06
This is a wonderful gallery. I love the out of context abstracts.
Great job.

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Guest 04-Jan-2009 17:05
This is a wonderful gallery. I love the out of context abstracts.
Great job.

Check out:
http://www.pbase.com/spadephotoworks/abstract_industrial
Ann10-Dec-2008 05:02
Excellent gallery. The images have great clarity and detail. *v*
hanina25-Nov-2008 09:29
very nice gallery.. V Hanina
uuuu18-Aug-2008 18:42
splendid gallery, V
Thomas18-Jun-2008 17:50
the beauty of machines. you have a great eye for details! excellent gallery, V
Jean-Marc Heller13-Jun-2008 20:06
Wonderful I enjoy very much....
Guest 13-Jun-2008 01:05
Beautiful gallery.
arminb10-Jun-2008 19:02
wonderful details!
Michael Feistel21-May-2008 09:33
FINE GALLERY! big vote!!
Roland19-May-2008 21:28
Wonderful gallery of a world gone by.
Dan Greenberg21-Apr-2008 00:01
Nice gallery - you have done and excellent job of finding and showing interesting details and compositions on this train. Voted.
Henk Bril16-Apr-2008 18:11
It's a beauty! Vote!
Barbara Heide23-Mar-2008 12:16
fantastic gallery! v
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