Dug deep into the archives today for a shot to represent today's September list word: Work.
This is an image from a Wales trip back in March and the still working Llechwedd Slate Caverns.
Llechwedd Slate Caverns is a visitor attraction in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Visitors can travel on the Miners' Tramway or descend into the Deep Mine, via a funicular railway, to explore the former Llechwedd slate quarry and learn how slate was extracted and processed and about the lives of the miners.
On the Miners' Tramway (opened in 1972) visitors ride for 800 metres through tunnels and caverns on a train hauled by a battery-electric locomotive.
The Deep Mine (opened in 1979) is accessed by a steep funicular passenger railway, with a gradient of 1:1.8 or 30°. In its vast chambers, from which the rock has been extracted, sound and light is used to tell the story of a 12-year-old boy who once worked in the mines here. The Deep Mine is the steepest passenger railway in the UK.
Another highly recommended visit - should you find yourself in the North of Wales!
I like the sepia tone in this image. I'm very fond of historic places like this and in the coal regions where I camp there are a lot of old mines that are no longer in use.
