In Memoriam: Michael Atkinson
Sand Railway, near Kotlarnia, Poland
This is 2-10-0 Ty51 133, one of a number of this class employed by the huge Sand Railway operation in Upper Silesia in Poland. The giant excavator is half way through loading sand into the rake of wagons. Much of this sand was used to backfill redundant coal mines to avoid subsidence as far as possible. Steam operation on this system finished soon after this visit.
Sand Railway, near Kotlarnia, Poland
This is 2-10-0 Ty51 133, one of a number of this class employed by the huge Sand Railway operation in Upper Silesia in Poland. The giant excavator is half way through loading sand into the rake of wagons. Much of this sand was used to backfill redundant coal mines to avoid subsidence as far as possible. Steam operation on this system finished soon after this visit.