The first step in the unloading process: by means of the grab (in the middle of the picture) of the huge crane unit the "FC" open hopper wagons were emptied as far as possible and the coal was deposited on the storage heap which can be seen behind the train. The remaining coal in the wagons was removed and placed in the ground storage bin (compare pictures 365/366). The two green self-unloaders at the back on the left were for the internal transport of stored coal to the ground storage bin which had no connecting belt to the storage yard!

The first step in the unloading process: by means of the grab (in the middle of the picture) of the huge crane unit the "FC" open hopper wagons were emptied as far as possible and the coal was deposited on the storage heap which can be seen behind the train. The remaining coal in the wagons was removed and placed in the ground storage bin (compare pictures 365/366). The two green self-unloaders at the back on the left were for the internal transport of stored coal to the ground storage bin which had no connecting belt to the storage yard!

Düsseldorf-Flingern, Dr. Joachim Leitsch, Dampfspeicherlok, Werkbahn, Europa, Deutschland, NRW