railfancwb Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 14 hours ago, pipedreams said: Science And Technology Centre, Pyongyang, North Korea Doesn’t quite fit the picture of North Korea the MSM paints. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Rocket Deep Shelter Burrowed into the white cliffs of Dover are many deep-level shelters from the early days of the second world war when an Axis invasion of Britain was an imminent threat. This typical example served the crews of a Z-Rocket battery built-in 1940-41 which would have fired a vertical barrage of rockets at enemy aircraft as they crossed over the coast of England. Descending some 65' into the ground, the network of tunnels would have provided secure refuges in the event of bombardment and multiple exits would ensure that its inhabitants would not become trapped inside. The main entrances to the tunnels were demolished soon after the war and rapid coastal erosion now threatens access. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Deserted Railway Tunnel This 520-meter tunnel served a small branch line linking two towns. Its traffic gradually declined between the wars until much of the track was lifted in the 1960s. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Upper Bourne Culvert Flowing beneath the hamlet of Wadesmill in Hertfordshire is a small stream known as the Upper Bourne Stream. The brick culvert here was constructed sometime before the 1880s. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Underground surprises! A reversed view Edited May 20, 2020 by pipedreams 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Željava Air Base Code named Objekat 505, the Yugoslav Air Force base at Željava was a $6 billion facility bored into the base of Plješevica mountain; straddling the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Designed to withstand a 20 kiloton nuclear blast, the facility provided shelter and maintenance areas for two fighter squadrons and a reconnaissance squadron using variants of the MiG-21. Aircraft could exit the underground hangars and taxi directly onto the runway through a 100-ton sliding blast door and portal with a slot to accommodate the tail fin. The surrounding facility was sufficiently sophisticated to be able to sustain its staff, aircraft, and operations for up to 30 days without resupply. The underground section of the airbase was largely destroyed during the Yugoslav wars when the retreating Military of Serbian Krajina detonated 56 tons of explosives in an attempt to prevent its use by opposition forces. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPTim Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 17 hours ago, pipedreams said: Upper Bourne Culvert Flowing beneath the hamlet of Wadesmill in Hertfordshire is a small stream known as the Upper Bourne Stream. The brick culvert here was constructed sometime before the 1880s. How did they get the bricks like that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Long forgotten places! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, NPTim said: How did they get the bricks like that? Same as building an archway. Support the overhead part till the mortar sets. Edited May 21, 2020 by janice6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Vietnamese terraced rice paddy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Bali 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 A Couple That Has Been Married For 55 Years and still going strong. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Sand Artist Andoni Bastorrika Creates Detailed Sculptures 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 47 minutes ago, pipedreams said: Females deserve protection, not have to go through crap like this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 5/20/2020 at 3:24 PM, pipedreams said: “The Mote in God’s Eye” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 At Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Chattanooga TN 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Have a Great Hump Day! Photo by Daniel Greenwood 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Grapevine Cultivation On A Volcano in Spain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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