Canfranc Engine sheds/sidings, Spain, August 2016

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Hope you aren’t sick of Canfranc yet as here comes report three. In some ways this bit is the most photogenic. If you continue down the tracks past all the goods sheds and keep going, on your left you will come to the engine sheds. These are a bit special as the turntable is still in situ. You could be forgiven for missing them but I’d spotted them on Google Earth. Anyhow – enough waffle. Here’s the pix.

Ooohhh…now this looks interesting:

29011793592_100c6cedc1_b.jpgimg6375 by HughieDW, on Flickr

VERY interesting!

29011754962_8c0874c935_b.jpgimg6376 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Did they really turn the turntable by hand?!

29117114985_d535a3dc67_b.jpgimg6379 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Let’s have a nose inside:

28830342840_bb48aa27b0_b.jpgimg6381 by HughieDW, on Flickr

There’s even some half-decent graff:

28830310530_2205637c66_b.jpgimg6385 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Doesn’t look like the sheds have been used for a while:

29084153566_d1bee5e0e4_b.jpgimg6386 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Nature reclaims the water pump:

29011577892_ab7d7a1747_b.jpgimg6387 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Missed that bit of graff first time around:

29011523382_df01f259f6_b.jpgimg6388 by HughieDW, on Flickr

OK – back we head:

29084030036_983fabf2d3_b.jpgimg6391 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Another old goods shed:

28494874144_961019d134_b.jpgimg6395 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Love the old info signs:

28494906174_9d93517156_b.jpgimg6392 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And the old crane:

29124916395_efeee9744f_b.jpgimg6399 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Here’s its big brother:

29092080396_9453df3e9f_b.jpgimg6404 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And the daddy, an overhead crane:

28838126120_68e0fa440b_b.jpgimg6403 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29124749695_0082de7e29_b.jpgimg6405bw by HughieDW, on Flickr

Time for some rolling-stock porn:

28506185013_6734b4f5a0_b.jpgimg6402 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Last train to nowhere:

28837996690_66f08b7e9c_b.jpgimg6407 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29047592681_f94745066b_b.jpgimg6408 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And back to the main station again:

29116781655_13171cdf2c_b.jpgimg6396 by HughieDW, on Flickr
These rooms are a bit trashed:

29116697785_2df71dcfd1_b.jpgimg6397 by HughieDW, on Flickr

These buildings just north of the main station are slightly better condition:

29047549711_ef7db88386_b.jpgimg6447 by HughieDW, on Flickr

But only just:

29019627372_b444638346_b.jpgimg6448 by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
Very nice Hugh. The roundhouse is my favourite as I always wonder what type of locomotives were stored there. The hand crank you were correct, wind it round and the turntable moved, very useful if you have a well-greased turntable and crank. The sign is a 50 kph speed limit around the next curve (curva in Italian). The amount of pictures that you've taken and areas indicates to me that this was a busy station at one time. Three cranes, goods sidings, offices and warehouse, carriage sidings, roundhouse not to mention the main station itself. Thanks for posting this one.
 
Loving part 3 Hughie, there are some superb photos, liking those old carriages and cranes. Thanks for sharing this set.
 
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Very nice Hugh. The roundhouse is my favourite as I always wonder what type of locomotives were stored there. The hand crank you were correct, wind it round and the turntable moved, very useful if you have a well-greased turntable and crank. The sign is a 50 kph speed limit around the next curve (curva in Italian). The amount of pictures that you've taken and areas indicates to me that this was a busy station at one time. Three cranes, goods sidings, offices and warehouse, carriage sidings, roundhouse not to mention the main station itself. Thanks for posting this one.

I think it was quite expansive because France and Spain used different gauges, so they needed to double handle everything!
 
As surmised, a very busy trans-shipment depot/station in the days of differing rail gauges and one of a number on the French/Spanish borders in those days. It was still fairly busy when the bridge was destroyed by the runaway goods train, but not busy enough to arrest rebuilding. Judging by my travels in the Pyrenees in 63/69 in was becoming obvious that major road networks were being developed between France and Spain, thus decimating the rail traffic in this area. I know of no automated turntables from the steam era - a number of small ones are worked by gearing. as here, but the larger ones were always turned by sticking a pole in the outer edge and just walking around the pit edge. They revolve very easily on the bearing/support system - as has been stated.
 

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