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Avonmouth explosion killed four workers. Damaged silo, Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ont... - Paul Box - 05-12-2020

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05-12-2020 Avonmouth explosion killed four workers. Damaged silo, Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ont... © Paul Box

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Flowers laid after Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ontop o... - Paul Box - 05-12-2020

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05-12-2020 Flowers laid after Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ontop o... © Paul Box

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Flowers laid, Police road closed sign, Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who... - Paul Box - 05-12-2020

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05-12-2020 Flowers laid, Police road closed sign, Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who... © Paul Box

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Madison Heights, Michigan USA, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped toxic chemicals. A green ooze containing hexavalent chromium fl... - Jim West - 19-01-2020

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19-01-2020 Madison Heights, Michigan USA, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped toxic chemicals. A green ooze containing hexavalent chromium fl... © Jim West

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Madison Heights, Michigan USA, flower on the fence, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped toxic chemicals. A green ooze containing h... - Jim West - 19-01-2020

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19-01-2020 Madison Heights, Michigan USA, flower on the fence, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped toxic chemicals. A green ooze containing h... © Jim West

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Madison Heights, Michigan USA, Man placing flowers on a fence, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped toxic chemicals. A green ooze c... - Jim West - 19-01-2020

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19-01-2020 Madison Heights, Michigan USA, Man placing flowers on a fence, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped toxic chemicals. A green ooze c... © Jim West

Madison Heights, Michigan USA, State Representative Lori Stone placing a flower on the fence, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped... - Jim West - 19-01-2020

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19-01-2020 Madison Heights, Michigan USA, State Representative Lori Stone placing a flower on the fence, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site where the owner of Electro-Plating Services dumped... © Jim West

Detroit, Michigan USA Protest After Friday prayers marcheing to the nearby US Ecology plant to oppose a proposed expansion of the hazardous waste facility. The plant is near a low-income, mostly immig... - Jim West - 29-03-2019

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29-03-2019 Detroit, Michigan USA Protest After Friday prayers marcheing to the nearby US Ecology plant to oppose a proposed expansion of the hazardous waste facility. The plant is near a low-income, mostly immig... © Jim West

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Hamtramck, Michigan USA : Public hearing opposing expansion of US Ecology hazardous waste facility in a low income, mostly immigrant neighborhood. The meeting was held by the Michigan Department of En... - Jim West - 28-03-2019

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28-03-2019 Hamtramck, Michigan USA : Public hearing opposing expansion of US Ecology hazardous waste facility in a low income, mostly immigrant neighborhood. The meeting was held by the Michigan Department of En... © Jim West

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$Detroit, Michigan USA Activists protest against radioactive fracking waste, US Ecology hazardous waste disposal plant. They were protesting bills in the Michigan state legislative session that would i... - Jim West - 10-12-2018$

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10-12-2018 Detroit, Michigan USA Activists protest against radioactive fracking waste, US Ecology hazardous waste disposal plant. They were protesting bills in the Michigan state legislative session that would i... © Jim West

Detroit, Michigan, USA US Ecology hazardous waste plant. The plants are all located in poor, mostly African-American areas. The company handles a wide variety of toxic materials and discharges much of... - Jim West - 15-10-2018

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15-10-2018 Detroit, Michigan, USA US Ecology hazardous waste plant. The plants are all located in poor, mostly African-American areas. The company handles a wide variety of toxic materials and discharges much of... © Jim West

Detroit, Michigan, USA Mural on a building infront of US Ecology hazardous waste plant showing chemicals being dumped into the ground. The plants are all located in poor, mostly African-American areas... - Jim West - 15-10-2018

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15-10-2018 Detroit, Michigan, USA Mural on a building infront of US Ecology hazardous waste plant showing chemicals being dumped into the ground. The plants are all located in poor, mostly African-American areas... © Jim West

Mancos, Colorado USA Closed Sinclair petrol station and store with leaking underground gasoline storage tanks. The property is near the Mesa Verde National Park - Jim West - 28-12-2017

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28-12-2017 Mancos, Colorado USA Closed Sinclair petrol station and store with leaking underground gasoline storage tanks. The property is near the Mesa Verde National Park © Jim West

Southfield, Michigan, ReCommunity materials recovery facility, where recyclable materials are sorted and baled. A worker trying to fix a jammed baling machine - Jim West - 31-03-2016

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31-03-2016 Southfield, Michigan, ReCommunity materials recovery facility, where recyclable materials are sorted and baled. A worker trying to fix a jammed baling machine © Jim West

Southfield, Michigan, ReCommunity materials recovery facility, where recyclable materials are sorted and baled. Workers open a chute to remove a jam - Jim West - 31-03-2016

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31-03-2016 Southfield, Michigan, ReCommunity materials recovery facility, where recyclable materials are sorted and baled. Workers open a chute to remove a jam © Jim West

Southfield, Michigan, Lockout equipment, which prevents machinery from being operated during maintenance, ReCommunity materials recovery facility, where recyclable materials are sorted and baled. - Jim West - 31-03-2016

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31-03-2016 Southfield, Michigan, Lockout equipment, which prevents machinery from being operated during maintenance, ReCommunity materials recovery facility, where recyclable materials are sorted and baled. © Jim West

Michigan Residents Oppose Nuclear Waste Dump Near Great Lakes. Protest to oppose a plan to store radioactive nuclear waste underground near Lake Huron. Ontario Power Generation plans to build a deep g... - Jim West - 16-08-2015

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16-08-2015 Michigan Residents Oppose Nuclear Waste Dump Near Great Lakes. Protest to oppose a plan to store radioactive nuclear waste underground near Lake Huron. Ontario Power Generation plans to build a deep g... © Jim West

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Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project removing radioactive uranium from the old Atlas Uranium Mill site. The mill processed uranium for nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants fr... - Jim West - 14-07-2015

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14-07-2015 Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project removing radioactive uranium from the old Atlas Uranium Mill site. The mill processed uranium for nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants fr... © Jim West

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California- Workers sorting paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal from trash collected in Oakland. California Waste Solutions sorting facility. - David Bacon - 19-02-2015

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19-02-2015 California- Workers sorting paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal from trash collected in Oakland. California Waste Solutions sorting facility. © David Bacon

California- A young worker trying to free a jammed sorting belt. Workers sorting paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal from trash collected in Oakland. California Waste Solutions sorting facility... - David Bacon - 19-02-2015

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19-02-2015 California- A young worker trying to free a jammed sorting belt. Workers sorting paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal from trash collected in Oakland. California Waste Solutions sorting facility... © David Bacon

California- Workers sort and process paper, cardboard, plastic, and glass from waste collected in local cities. Alameda County Industries - David Bacon - 18-02-2015

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18-02-2015 California- Workers sort and process paper, cardboard, plastic, and glass from waste collected in local cities. Alameda County Industries © David Bacon

California- Workers sort and process paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal from waste collected in local cities. Alameda County Industries - David Bacon - 18-02-2015

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18-02-2015 California- Workers sort and process paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal from waste collected in local cities. Alameda County Industries © David Bacon

Detroit, Michigan - Old and unwanted electronic items are collected for recycling at Wayne State University. - Jim West - 24-04-2014

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24-04-2014 Detroit, Michigan - Old and unwanted electronic items are collected for recycling at Wayne State University. © Jim West

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24-04-2014 Detroit, Michigan - Old and unwanted electronic items are collected for recycling at Wayne State University. © Jim West

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24-04-2014 Detroit, Michigan - Old and unwanted electronic items are collected for recycling at Wayne State University. © Jim West

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24-04-2014 Detroit, Michigan - Old and unwanted electronic items are collected for recycling at Wayne State University. © Jim West

$Youngstown, Ohio - Workers unload hydraulic facturing (fracking) fluids from a tank truck at an injection well where the toxic waste will be pumped deep underground into a reservoir. - Jim West - 30-11-2011$

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30-11-2011 Youngstown, Ohio - Workers unload hydraulic facturing (fracking) fluids from a tank truck at an injection well where the toxic waste will be pumped deep underground into a reservoir. © Jim West

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Workers breaking down components of old television and computer screens at a specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor plant (WEEE) in Kent. - Justin Tallis - 20-05-2011

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20-05-2011 Workers breaking down components of old television and computer screens at a specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor plant (WEEE) in Kent. © Justin Tallis

A team of workers doing preliminary dismantling into component parts of waste materials at a specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor plant (WEEE) in Kent. - Justin Tallis - 20-05-2011

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20-05-2011 A team of workers doing preliminary dismantling into component parts of waste materials at a specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor plant (WEEE) in Kent. © Justin Tallis

A worker next to a conveyor belt that sorts hazardous materials found in glass. Specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor plant (WEEE) in Kent. - Justin Tallis - 20-05-2011

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20-05-2011 A worker next to a conveyor belt that sorts hazardous materials found in glass. Specialist waste electrical and electronic equipment processor plant (WEEE) in Kent. © Justin Tallis

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Wayne, Michigan, USA Job Corps trainees learning how to clean up hazardous materials at the Michigan Laborers Training and Apprenticeship Institute. Job Corps is a free job training program for low in... - Jim West - 03-03-2011

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03-03-2011 Wayne, Michigan, USA Job Corps trainees learning how to clean up hazardous materials at the Michigan Laborers Training and Apprenticeship Institute. Job Corps is a free job training program for low in... © Jim West

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07-02-2011 Wayne, Michigan, USA Job Corps trainees learning how to clean up hazardous materials at the Michigan Laborers Training and Apprenticeship Institute. Job Corps is a free job training program for low in... © Jim West

Backlog of rubbish in Birmingham streets piled up as refuse collectors work to rule since 22 December after a one day strike over 4000 pay cuts. - Timm Sonnenschein - 06-01-2011

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06-01-2011 Backlog of rubbish in Birmingham streets piled up as refuse collectors work to rule since 22 December after a one day strike over 4000 pay cuts. © Timm Sonnenschein

Carlsbad, New Mexico - Radioactive plutonium and americium waste from America's nuclear weapons program in TRUPACT shipping containers at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Nuclear waste is shipped by t... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - Radioactive plutonium and americium waste from America's nuclear weapons program in TRUPACT shipping containers at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Nuclear waste is shipped by t... © Jim West

Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from Americas nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from Americas nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA © Jim West

Carlsbad, New Mexico - An RH-72B shipping container at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The container is used to transport radioactive waste from America's nuclear weapons program by truck from all ov... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - An RH-72B shipping container at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The container is used to transport radioactive waste from America's nuclear weapons program by truck from all ov... © Jim West

Carlsbad, New Mexico - Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from Americas nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Here a fork lift brings a TRUPACT shipp... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from Americas nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Here a fork lift brings a TRUPACT shipp... © Jim West

Carlsbad, New Mexico - Containers filled with transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program await burial at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carved... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - Containers filled with transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program await burial at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carved... © Jim West

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carv... © Jim West

Radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program stored in holes drilled in the wall of an ancient salt formation a half mile underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program stored in holes drilled in the wall of an ancient salt formation a half mile underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA © Jim West

Containers filled with transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program await burial at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carved out of an ancient salt... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Containers filled with transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program await burial at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carved out of an ancient salt... © Jim West

Carlsbad, New Mexico - A worker pulls a cord to open an airlock at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in an ancient salt... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - A worker pulls a cord to open an airlock at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in an ancient salt... © Jim West

Accountablility board. Brass tags are used to account for every person going underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Accountablility board. Brass tags are used to account for every person going underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in... © Jim West

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Here a worker checks radiation levels... © Jim West

Radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program stored in an ancient salt formation a half mile underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program stored in an ancient salt formation a half mile underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA © Jim West

Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carved out of an ancient sa... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carved out of an ancient sa... © Jim West

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11-10-2010 Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA © Jim West

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from Americas nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The materials are stored in rooms carve... © Jim West

Carlsbad, New Mexico - A tunnel at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in an ancient salt formation a half mile under the... - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Carlsbad, New Mexico - A tunnel at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in an ancient salt formation a half mile under the... © Jim West

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11-10-2010 Workers prepare transuranic nuclear waste from Americas nuclear weapons program for long-term storage at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA © Jim West

Radioactive plutonium and americium waste from America's nuclear weapons program in TRUPACT shipping containers at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 Radioactive plutonium and americium waste from America's nuclear weapons program in TRUPACT shipping containers at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA © Jim West

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11-10-2010 Radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program stored in an ancient salt formation a half mile underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. USA © Jim West

A worker at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in an ancient salt formation a half mile under the Chihuahuan Desert. USA - Jim West - 11-10-2010

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11-10-2010 A worker at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive nuclear waste from America's nuclear weapons program is stored in an ancient salt formation a half mile under the Chihuahuan Desert. USA © Jim West

Recovery workers use a huge crane to lift a damaged train carriage from the tracks. The wreckage of the train and a waste disposal tanker which collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard.... - Justin Tallis - 19-08-2010

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19-08-2010 Recovery workers use a huge crane to lift a damaged train carriage from the tracks. The wreckage of the train and a waste disposal tanker which collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard.... © Justin Tallis

Recovery workers moving ballast weights in preparation to lift wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffol... - Justin Tallis - 18-08-2010

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18-08-2010 Recovery workers moving ballast weights in preparation to lift wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffol... © Justin Tallis

Recovery workers getting their winch ready in preparation to lift the wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard.... - Justin Tallis - 18-08-2010

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18-08-2010 Recovery workers getting their winch ready in preparation to lift the wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard.... © Justin Tallis

Recovery workers preparing the wreckage of a train to lift it from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. - Justin Tallis - 18-08-2010

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18-08-2010 Recovery workers preparing the wreckage of a train to lift it from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

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Recovery workers moving a huge winch in preparation to lift the wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffo... - Justin Tallis - 18-08-2010

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18-08-2010 Recovery workers moving a huge winch in preparation to lift the wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffo... © Justin Tallis

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Deep Cleaning Gang employed by a sub-contractor Initial Transport Services working through the night at Edgware Road tube station on the Bakerloo Line. The track in the station and 50 metres into each... - Philip Wolmuth - 28-05-2010

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28-05-2010 Deep Cleaning Gang employed by a sub-contractor Initial Transport Services working through the night at Edgware Road tube station on the Bakerloo Line. The track in the station and 50 metres into each... © Philip Wolmuth

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