LONGBRIDGE - AS IT IS NOW (PICS) VERY SAD
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:38 pm
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LONGBRIDGE - AS IT IS NOW (PICS) VERY SAD
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:52 pm
pictures are very cool, the location makes you sad though...
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:37 pm
Raddog?
Interesting, but I don't understand why the photos are being complimented so much. The look like very bad photos to me
Interesting, but I don't understand why the photos are being complimented so much. The look like very bad photos to me
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:42 pm
Very sad 
Kinda makes you wonder just whats going to happen to those part built cars on the line, crushed and melted down I expect 
Mind, what I want to know is what was Radders doing there!
Kinda makes you wonder just whats going to happen to those part built cars on the line, crushed and melted down I expect
Mind, what I want to know is what was Radders doing there!
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:48 pm
IrishRover wrote:Raddog?
Interesting, but I don't understand why the photos are being complimented so much. The look like very bad photos to me
I think there commenting on the fact they were able to get pics there rather than the pics them selvs.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:52 pm
Yeah, I suppose. I just wish they had taken a few better ones. I understand about the fear of getting caught though.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:51 pm
Sad, strangely quite eery too.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:55 pm
Might have a drive to the ol Q gate sometime
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:03 pm
sounds like they broke in..
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:03 am
Just look at all that waste, and beside why is the old bodyshells piled up high..?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:10 am
City-rover with no doors, nice 
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:59 am
OT and Raddog present you...
The Rover Factory, Longbridge, Birmingham...
WTF!!!!!!!!
The handle thieving dog bummer!!!!!!!
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:14 pm
They are good pictures yes, but I don't really see why it's fun to trespass on property and take pic of a few fecked up Rovers.
Maybe i'm just prudish.
'Urban Exploration'? "oo look at me I can explore this train line!!!"
Maybe i'm just prudish.
'Urban Exploration'? "oo look at me I can explore this train line!!!"
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:04 pm
GARY220 wrote:City-rover with no doors, nice
Hinges probably rotted off.
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:09 pm
Also ended up doing some "social engineering" today, chatting to a guy who is a Rover employee now employed by the Chinese to remove the whole of the Rover 75 production line. This would explain some of what we saw. They are taking EVERYTHING back to China, there's half a forest worth of wood and a team of joiners just to build boxwork to pack the stuff into. They are even taking the sprinkler systems and walkways! I saw a truck with a huge box leaving the site in addition to the number of containers being loaded...
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:31 pm
It would be good if they can get some more detailed pictures. I always find it interesting to find out what building look like on the inside.
You can bet there are places in there that only high up people got to see. Being such an old factory you can bet there are all kind of shelter / safe houses knocking about, not to mention the secret rooms that special talks were held in.
I wouldnt mind having a mouch about, however a bit far away for me lol.
You can bet there are places in there that only high up people got to see. Being such an old factory you can bet there are all kind of shelter / safe houses knocking about, not to mention the secret rooms that special talks were held in.
I wouldnt mind having a mouch about, however a bit far away for me lol.
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:08 pm
Yeah, it's not too far from Redditch at all though. Would be good for the two raddoggs to meet up!
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:09 pm
Martin wrote:GARY220 wrote:City-rover with no doors, nice
Hinges probably rotted off.
Perhaps they were thinking of a 'mini-moke' edition city rover
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:08 am
Only if he changes his handle to Rob-dog!IrishRover wrote:Yeah, it's not too far from Redditch at all though. Would be good for the two raddoggs to meet up!
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:15 pm
GARY220 wrote:Martin wrote:GARY220 wrote:City-rover with no doors, nice
Hinges probably rotted off.
Perhaps they were thinking of a 'mini-moke' edition city rover
AS the city rover was never built at longbridge, these cars were actually donor cars they had due to such a shite parts supply
at one point in time, they had about 10 cityrovers in there all for stripping lol
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:33 pm
But Ross, that CityRover is on a Y plate so I image it was a prototype development hack before bits got plundered
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:08 am
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:55 pm
This was in the papers over the weekend. I'll scan it in and post it later. Not that there's any real new information in it, it just seems to make it more "real" or "mainstream" when it's in the paper.