Easy for you to say, and they wonder why the German language is so difficult to learn! but with a little patience these lange verbundene Wörter can be broken down into bite sized chunks.
It was the engineering workshop for the German railways, here in Magdeburg.
So having parked up and made my way on foot, this I was not expecting to see!
Trumpton and the cops, with guns and tasers here to spoil my day. I fucked off. Popped into a nearby Kaffee Cafe to contemplate my navel
Then the voices in my head started, I listened to both sides of the argument. I paid my bill and left.
"See" said my fav. "I told you there would be another way in, furthermore I see no rising smoke"
Softly softly catchhe monkey. Onwards and upwards.
There is a lot of history in this place, so in the absence of treasure, and to fill the void of open spaces I seek to enlighten you, or fuck it, just look at the snaps. I know not where I am heading nor what I am entering, but clearly there were a vast number of repair shops still standing. Protected as an historical monument.
Building started in 1892 as the "Royal Railway Main Workshop, Salbke" and became operational as a repair shop in 1894
100 workers and staff were employed on site most of whom were transferred from other workshops in the area.
The factory was expanded around 1899 because more and more vehicles needed to be serviced. The number of employees increased from 100 to 400.
At first the site was generating its own electrical power onsite, stored in battery packs, whose capacity were great enough and powerful enough to feed nearby railway premises.
Smoking was not allowed apparently, even though from 1904 the site had its own fire department and also its own medical centre.
By the time of the First World War, 1,000 employees were working on site, With the outbreak of war, the factory was heavily involved in armaments-related production, wagons were converted for military transport. During this period, the increase in women working on site expanded as many of the male workforce were drafted into military service.
The tagging was not up to the usual standard that one normally sees in these places
Fast forward to WW2, on January 21, 1944 during a major air raid on the area of Magdeburg, the premises were destroyed by around 80%
After the Second World War, the site was heavily restored and was operational once again, albeit under soviet occupation in the GDR.
At the beginning of 1992, after reunification 1,200 people were still working at the plant, but the numbers fell, old buildings and outdated machinery being part of the factors for closure at the end of 1998.
It has been unused since and despite grand ideas by politicians has fallen into disrepair.