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I visited Los Lanos which wasn't actually a passenger station, but it was a very important part of the old railway network because it was the loading station for iron ore from the nearby mines. Access to all of it was very limited though.

So I checked out the abandoned factory nearby......and I hit gold! It was access all areas including the upper floors........and it was like The Shining in there! So watch the vid!


 

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Wow, that station would be a perfect set for a horror movie.  I would love to take photos there, and the surrounding landscape is beautiful.  Not so flat and dry looking, as some of the other stations you have been too. ??

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Hi Pete,

 

Lovely photos as always.

The first part is Los Canos - see http://www.gssr.es/slideshow2.php?Ref=LC whereby iron ore was carried down 15km approx from the mines in Bacares and Las Menas.  See http://www.gssr.es/slideshow2.php?Ref=BACARES and http://www.gssr.es/las_menas.php .  See attachments.

The building was the main offices where the flow of goods trains was overseen.  These trains went down to El Hornillo (http://www.gssr.es/slideshow2.php?Ref=HORN) for the ore to be loaded onto steamers to go to Scotland amongst other countries.  This was never a station, the nearest being Serón and Tíjola, both worth a visit.

There were so many cables at one time, some crossing over others, that, after more than two years of study, I still don't know exactly where they ran.  The construction of the cables was a huge feat considering the topography of the area.

It all slowed down in the '60s after which all of the metalwork was removed, presumably for scrap.

One of the most impressive mines is Gran Coloso.  See DSCN12873.jpg

The factory is the old yeso (plaster) factory.

If you want to see really impressive ruins, there are the two sugar factories in Guadix and Benalúa.  See http://www.gssr.es/slideshow2.php?Ref=ST and http://www.gssr.es/slideshow2.php?Ref=SCA

Keep up the great work!

Max

 

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1 hour ago, Max GSSR said:

By the way, all of this was thanks to a brilliant Englishman called Gustave Gillman.  See http://www.gssr.es/ggillman.php

Max

But none of this would be on here if I hadn't discovered your great site Max! It's a fantastic information resource!

So you've had a big hand in the creation of a new genre.......Dark Motorcycling. I would define it as a combination of Dark Tourism, Urbex, and Adventure Motorcycling!

And I've actually had a UK bike magazine contact me to ask me if they can use my vids and text for a feature they want to do!

So I grabbed the domain name darkmotorcycling.com ......cos you never know where it could lead in the future!

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37 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Amazing how much stuff gets left in these places, if that was UK that drive belt hung up on the wall would be on eBay by tonight :classic_laugh:

What do you think Pete was doing there i bet he left with a top box full of stuff to flog on eBay. Spain is an untapped source for eBay tat :classic_laugh:

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13 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

What do you think Pete was doing there i bet he left with a top box full of stuff to flog on eBay. Spain is an untapped source for eBay tat :classic_laugh:

I was tempted with their office furniture I'll admit! :littleguy:

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