<![CDATA[Forbidden Places]]> Commentics <![CDATA[Forbidden Places]]> 16 16 Rebekah I have been hea before , its also amazing for urban XPLR'ers

]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:44:41 +0200 item_15985 Mr Hulot Sublime pictures, I can smell the metal-oil through this atmosphere.

What a desolated feeling!

Superb!!!

I live in Belgium, sorry, not yet in Laos

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:22:52 +0200 item_15954 eric We've been there a couple of weeks ago, but there is only an empty depot. All the trains are gone.

]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:31:00 +0200 item_15307 Julian Man, that just sucks. I spent hours finding out where that place was but never got to go, it was my favourite abandonment.

]]> Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:17:00 +0100 item_12254 Vincent_ Went there yesterday. The depot is empty !
There are four locos outside but they are marked as sold : "loco vendue - ne rien démonter", and one little wooden wagon.

]]> Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:32:00 +0200 item_11048 Rojoka Even more sad news....

Only 4 trains left, we were there 27-3-2013

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:30:00 +0200 item_10760 xen von katz Hi,

The situation is pretty sad. Only +/- 10 locomotives remain at the site. One in the depot, 6 on the track 12 or so outside and those are sold. 3 + several partly disassembled on the track 4 - 6 outside. I'm glad to remember the sight of the loaded depot from 5 years ago.

If this continues, there won't be no more locomotives by the end of the year.

If you can go and have a final look

Cheers

Xen

]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:55:00 +0100 item_10573 jo Hi,

I'm a Belgian Train Driver and fond of derelict sites, so this subject drew my attention. I have a pretty good idea of the whereabouts of this site, as there are not that many locomotive graveyards in Belgium. However, respecting this site's policy and the dignity of the graveyard, I will not reveal it's location. It gives me some sort of dramatic feelings to see this proud machines rot away. I drove many of these beauties. Their beautiful design, paintwork and mechanics are never to come back due to modernization and environmental regulations. They were a pleasure to work with...

Thank you for this nice job,

Jo

]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:50:00 +0200 item_8946 Andreas
Hi,
I visited this place on May 1st, 2011. There are some 20 locomotives left, and some are in derelict condition now. And some idiots with stones and spray colors have already found their way. There is almost no window intact round the building and within, even the locos in the shed are sprayed now. All remnants one could carry away are gone now, taken by souvenir-hunters. - This is a VERY good reason to keep those places secret under all circumstances. The car graveyard in Châtillon, in 2008 somewhat mystic, was broadly announced on the web and what happened? Those damned fatnecks from local government cleared it!!! - I had a hard work to find out where the Loco Graveyard actually is :-) will never be disclosed.
Thank you,
Andreas

]]> Fri, 13 May 2011 14:10:00 +0200 item_8636 Andres Swede Those are soooo impressive, it's one of the most beautiful graveyards of machines I've seen
Wow, good job behind the camera

]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:03:00 +0100 item_6064 Hugo Is het waar dat een deel van de locs zijn verdwenen. En dat er niet veel meer over is ?
En uiteraard als fotograaf, zou ik deze locatie graag bezoeken maar niemand noemt een plaats.
Waar kan ik dit pareltje vinden.
En zoals al vaker gezegd een fotograaf (de serieuese) zal nooit zijn locatie vernielen want daarmee verdwijnt zijn motief en onderwerp.

Respecteer je locatie, en laat hem achter zoals jij hem ook gevonden hebt.

MVG Hugo

]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:42:00 +0100 item_5038 Kris Nice pictures!!!
Where in belgium is this located? Ghent? (I know that there is a yard with old wagons)

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:06:00 +0200 item_4492 xen cutz train yard Sunday 5.sep.09 late morning

We came around 11 am on Sunday and the yard was pretty alive, the bushes were cut around the first 5 - 6 tracks. In the yard building it looked somehow emptier if i compare to our last visit in early March. Then we saw a locomotive running on the last track (the one which goes behind yard building.

Well if I dont confuse things I think that around 10 locomotives were already gone.

]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:09:00 +0200 item_4472 Matthias I have visited the place this morning (August 30, 2009)
Everything is still there but inside it's all smashed and outside it's starting to look like a jungle.
Yet the pictures i made are amazing, this is one of te best locations i've seen in Belgium

]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:03:00 +0200 item_4393 Bob Davis Looking at the photos, I made the following observations: Location--first choice is Belgium. There were some instructions in French for dealing with what we call "HAZMAT" in the US (hazardous materials), while there was a box (which may have contained test instruments) labeled in Dutch or Flemish. The locomotive photos told me it was definitely NOT in North America. Although I was rather surprised to see such a "ghost town" scene in what is apparently a Northern Europe location, it could be a mine where the coal or ore was depleted, or a steel mill that became uneconomical to keep in operation. Considering the prices that scrap steel reached not long ago, it's amazing that the locomotives didn't go to the junkyard. Perhaps the owner has hopes of restarting the facility (although bringing the locos back to operating condition becomes more of a challenge as time passes). Perhaps the facility belongs to some government entity, and none of the bureaucrats wants to take responsibility for "pulling the plug". I did notice that some of the locos had names--a practice once common in the US, but now quite rare.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:05:00 +0100 item_3661 L*tje Hey folks,

Just to tell. I've found this location
More pictures on my picture-website: www.flickr.com

Enjoy! And remember the urbex rules!

]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:52:00 +0100 item_3495 Henrik I was there last summer between the trains are trees It's unbelievable! Then I saw the broken windows and everywhere was trains!!

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:23:00 +0100 item_3262 Daniel kan iemand mij vertellen waar dit is? dan kan ik er deze zomer heen!

]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:34:00 +0200 item_2349 TSD I'm almost sad to have traced this place to its location. As a former magician I know it's not nice to spoil these kind of secrets/mysteries. But I'm very curious myself and if I'll go, I know I'll always respect the etiquettes for Urban Exploring.
I won't let others in on the secret too easily, but I'll tell you this:
I found the hint to tracing this place in another U.E. photo database about this place. There's a "danger de mort"-sign which reveals a clue for those with good eye-sight... Also Google Earth was of assistance after that.

Concerning this site and it's publishers: Keep up this amazingly excellent and high quality imaging/documenting of these wonderful places. Not only get people more respect, they'll possibly learn to understand the treasure of this kind of places in stead of demolishing anything which seems to be in the way of a new project...

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:34:00 +0200 item_2009 Rafael Zimmer Great presentation ! Hope to see soon more
I was last week-end in Belgium near the german border at a very small train station. There where not much, but at all very fine to see it. I´ll post some pics -
c.u.
Rafael

]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:34:00 +0200 item_1937 Stefan Speen The Photos of this Place are very good!
I would like to know where this place is but I can understand that you don´t want to reveal the location of this place!
I appreciate that
But fom the Photgrapher Site I want to see this place on my own, to enjoy the whole Atmosphere!!!!
Places with no Vandalism are hard to find!
Stefan

]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:11:00 +0100 item_1906 Lizzy I would reaaallly like to know were this is
I can use this location for my finalwork at school, it would really help me out!

x

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:53:00 +0100 item_1795 Bart nice pictures! really fantastic, I'm from Belgium but I can't situate the place? I am trainphotographer too and I really want to visit that place? Is is Montzen/Ronet/Merelbeke/Antwerpen...?

]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2004 06:06:00 +0200 item_286 5307 i love this loco's! i already drove a loc like this, it was the 7378. these are super machines! if i had money, i'd buy at least 1 of those! nmbs, shame on you that you want to take them away from the work! greetings mattias

]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2004 05:58:00 +0200 item_285 Jan Great photgraphy...well done! ...Jan

]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:30:00 +0200 item_264 TommyG Great pictures, I really enjoyed them!

]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2004 05:50:00 +0200 item_191 Kyle cool!

]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2004 05:46:00 +0200 item_190 paul Amazing ! how is it that these Trains can be forgotten? Perhaps the world is bigger than i expected.

]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2004 04:59:00 +0200 item_251 nivelo Nice work slyv... would like to to see this one. Many trains make lotsa fun in the cabin.

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