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西林 CNR SY0507 tipping solidified slag outside Xilin Steelworks Heilongjiang, 28th December 1993.

Sometimes life is hard.

Here the SY0507 of Xilin Steelworks in China's far North East has backed out of the works on its rear perimeter to tip by the Xiao Xilin river, frozen thick in the depths of winter. Its air pumps start beating producing a three pronged exhaust as the reservoirs push air into the wagons tipping mechanism, their upward facing cylinders filling with compressed air forcing the far side upwards, spilling the contents down to the floor, solidified lumps of furnace slag. The workers have the task of breaking up and spreading out this man made rock, all manual work.

December the 28th 1993.

 

Happy Christmas to all this year, and thanks to all I have had contact with, particularly Sven, Andreas and Nico, and also the 1Z10 group. You have all made life better. Don't forget Ukraine, and those in Russia who by no choice of their own are now isolated. Lets work and hope for fairness and equilibrium in our world.

 

 

 

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