Bagger 1473
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Bagger 1473 | |
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General information | |
Status | Abandoned |
Location | Schipkau, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°32′06.9″N 13°56′59.0″E / 51.535250°N 13.949722°E |
Completed | 1965 |
Closed | 2002 |
Owner | LMBV |
Height | 50 m |
Dimensions | |
Weight | 3850 Ton |
Bagger 1473 is a bucket-wheel excavator left abandoned in a field in the municipality of Schipkau in Germany.[1][2]
Misidentification
When the Bagger 1473 became popular in the Urban exploration community the link was quickly made to the Bagger 258 because of markings found on the number found on the information plate. This in unfortunately not true Bagger 258 was a bucket-wheel excavator at work at the Tagebau Garzweiler mine some 650 km away from the Bagger 1473 resting place
Operational life
In its operational life the miner was used in the Tagebau Meuro mine from 1965 to 2002.
Scrapping
In early 2019 it was announced that the bucket wheel excavator should be scrapped. Decisive for this decision of the municipalities was the increasing decay and vandalism. Only parts of the excavator, such as the paddle wheel, should be preserved.
References
- ^ "Letzte Reise für das „Blaue Wunder" vom Lausitzring". Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Bergbauwahrzeichen soll erhalten bleiben". Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). 16 December 2002.
External links
- Tagebau Meuro at ostkohle.de
- "Tagebau Meuro: 1958–1999" (in German)