El Cable Inglés - Trusses & rivets (2)

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El Cable Inglés - Trusses & rivets (2)
El Cable Inglés - Trusses & rivets (2)

Europe, Spain, Andalucia, Almeria, Playa de las Almadrabillas, El Cable Inglés (slightly cut from B&T)

This trussed and riveted metal structure is the former iron ore loading dock ('El Cable Ingles') for the trains from the mines of Alquife. It was constructed by the company of Gustave Eiffel from 1902-1904 and marked the start of the industrialization of Andalucia. It required 3.8 tonnes of steel, 8,000 m2 of wood and concrete, and more than 1 km of rail. The structure rises 17 m high and runs 100 m and was operated by the Scotland((Glasgow)-based Alquife Mines and Railways Company.

The square tubes set at an angle are chutes that could be lowered to load ore into the holds of cargo ships that would transport it to Glasgow. The chutes are connected to huge bunkers into which the trains offloaded the ore. El Cable Ingles was decommissioned in the early eighties of the last century. In 1998 it was declared to be a Cultural Heritage site and restored between 2007-2013.

This is number 48 of the Andalucia (& Valencia) Summer 2018 album.

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Taken on: June 14, 2018
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Camera: Nikon 1 J5, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, 30mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon 1 J5
Lens: 1 NIKKOR VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length: 30mm
ISO: 160
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop 24.4 (Windows)
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