Production Wagon of Zollverein Colliery - Herne, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member g300td
N 51° 31.824 E 007° 08.552
32U E 371158 N 5710445
A production wagon in front of the headframe of Pluto colliery
Waymark Code: WMNAYT
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 02/03/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member ucdvicky
Views: 7

This production wagon is situated in Herne-Wanne, Wilhelmstraße, just in front of the headframe of the Pluto colliery.
Nowadays this is the home of Hauptstelle für das Grubenrettungswesen (Mine rescue). They placed this wagon to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the mine rescue.
As you can read on the plaque the wagon does not belong to this colliery but to Zollverein colliery in Essen, which is a World Heritage Site.
The wagon was produced by Maschinenfabrik Paul Pleiger in 1985.
Type of train car: Freight

Location: Entrance of the mine rescue

Price (In local currency): Free

Interaction allowed: no

Visiting hours: Not listed

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