XTreme Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Out by 10 and back by 1........to visit the old Railway Station in Seron, Almeria! The line originally opened in 1894, and finally closed in 1984. And unlike many of these places, they've left a lot of the original elements in place including some of the tracks. You can also see where the locomotive turntable was, and some of the buildings have been restored. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Love those tile roofs - very cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 This is how it was 20 years ago..... And how it was 100 years ago...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Looked pretty rough 20 years ago - nice rehab job by someone. I like the old pics of places and then a new pic of the same place. There;s a guy on youtube that does this with WWII sites. Fascinating to watch. edit: here's a link to what he does. Wish I had the patience to do videos like this. see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n63u-iHggSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Good stuff, Pete, I love those old functional buildings, lots of character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pedro said: Good stuff, Pete, I love those old functional buildings, lots of character. I'm going to be following the line......bit by bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nice whats the igloo type building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Nice whats the igloo type building Part of it is now used for kids' activities Fred! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Great ride report, looks like another lovely day in Spain. Nice photos as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 That's an awesome place, I think there are a few like that in Northen Spain . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max GSSR Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Serón was very important to The GSSR as it was the point where millions of tons of iron ore came down from the mountains on cables to be loaded on trains to be taken to Águilas for loading on to steamers. One can see what is left of the hoppers in some of the photos. The genius who made all of this happen was Gustave Gillman - an Englishman who made it al happen. See: http://www.gssr.es/slideshow2.php?Ref=ST . It was he who took the photo above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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