History:
located in Roux, in the region of Charleroi, Belgium, the workshops at Remise Monceau are a former SNCB locomotive traction maintenance depot. Monceau housed a number of different locomotives including diesel Class 73 shunters and Class 52 locomotives and electric Class 22 locos. These were used to service the many heavy industrial sites in the region. A combination of the closure of many of the steel works and coal mines, along with many of the locomotives being downgraded because they no longer met European standards, led to the closure of the depot circa 2000. (Thanks @HughieD)
Explore:
Wasnt exactly walk-in like it was In the other report but not far off, lots of interesting to stuff here including some interesting graff all in despite the vast emptiness of the main shed, overall made a nice detour stop on the way back to our one-star hotel. still got loads of stuff need posting from this trip, honestly amazing the difference in atmosphere exploring over there.
a lot of the sheds around the side of the site where collapsed in a state like this, presume there could be old signage or something hiding under this as there wasnt any clear sign anyone had tried to reach these in a while before us.
On the way out noticed the floodlight was climbable, definitely underestimated how difficult climbing up a ladder like that in one go is.
Good plane spotting spec aswell.
Thanks for viewing.
located in Roux, in the region of Charleroi, Belgium, the workshops at Remise Monceau are a former SNCB locomotive traction maintenance depot. Monceau housed a number of different locomotives including diesel Class 73 shunters and Class 52 locomotives and electric Class 22 locos. These were used to service the many heavy industrial sites in the region. A combination of the closure of many of the steel works and coal mines, along with many of the locomotives being downgraded because they no longer met European standards, led to the closure of the depot circa 2000. (Thanks @HughieD)
Explore:
Wasnt exactly walk-in like it was In the other report but not far off, lots of interesting to stuff here including some interesting graff all in despite the vast emptiness of the main shed, overall made a nice detour stop on the way back to our one-star hotel. still got loads of stuff need posting from this trip, honestly amazing the difference in atmosphere exploring over there.
a lot of the sheds around the side of the site where collapsed in a state like this, presume there could be old signage or something hiding under this as there wasnt any clear sign anyone had tried to reach these in a while before us.
On the way out noticed the floodlight was climbable, definitely underestimated how difficult climbing up a ladder like that in one go is.
Good plane spotting spec aswell.
Thanks for viewing.
