| 2. Visiting power station |
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Access had to be gained via a window. The door was too stuck. The open window leads to the steamer room, which as a small surprise still has the main stuff - the steamer - installed. Free space is occupied by unfinished products of the owner firm(s), window frames. |
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Here an explorer makes an inventory of the steamer. |
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Strategic information of the steamer has been cast and painted to the body. Produced in Theft by Ahlström's workshops, a looong time ago. |
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Here the steamer itself. |
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These marks stamped to the wall are the lead between the big factory in central of the town and these ruins. Obviously the sawmill's mark has been Velsa and thus it must have been the supplier of timber, which was then processed to sleighs, wagons and other stuff by the owner. |
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There's a risk of asbestos even in places like this. Of course we had respirators - in the car trunk. |
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Pressure gauge up to just 76 mmHg. |
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Valve.. |
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Ceiling of the boiler room as seen from the entrance. |
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Windows totally missing. |
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Boiler doors. |
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The boiler, which has also kindly been let to lay in peace in it's crypt, exposed. Oh, and the tube count is: 102. |
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Peek to smoke channel below the fuel feeding platform reveals some very, very rusty stuff. |
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Violator gives a demonstration of sooting work. Now, look closely. |
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Husssssh! And suddenly black soot spread all over the room, making air look real dusty. Last machinist had been lazy cleaning the boiler. |
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Plenty of fuel still left in the storage. |
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The ladder to top of the boiler. |
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The steam pipe with all insulation and valves looks like a mutant-something. Very vague appearance. |
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Side shutter of the boiler. |