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 " Île Ne Saispas" 

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 "Ile Ne Saispas"  is one of the last isles where narrow gauge is used for all  the transport. 

"Île Ne Saispas ( or island 'I Dunno') is situated south of the Netherlands. It is an isle and therefore it has a harbour. In order to load and unload the goods a wooden landing stage. It is pretty crowded in the harbour, but it is not quite clear what all the goods are that are transported.  Directly alongside the harbour is the railwaystation. It has a passingloop, but there is also an engineshed and a track to load and unload materials. At the end is a small turntable and the other track is along the rocks. From the top of the hill goods can be lifted and lowered onto wagons at this track. A simple crane is installed to do the job.

A real stationbuilding is missing. It is more a sort of harbour-office in which one alos can buy the tickets ( biljetten) for the train. Doen the raod is a well equipped engine shed where they even renew complete motors.

This very moment  submarines have their base in this harbour. But they are not yellow, yet. Not quiet clear what they are doing here, but it is crowded. From this harbour trains depart to all parts of the isle.  In fact railway is the best possibility for transport on this isle. Roads are not in good shape.  Therefore a great variety of trains can be spotted in the station. A rood from the harbour goes all the way up into the hills. 

On top of the hill is the castle "Saispas". The deceased lords and ladies are buried around the main tower. The bastard-son lies apart.  The last “lord of the castle” lives together with the tomcat “Tommy”in this castle.  The lord maintains the castle.

As the isle is pretty southwards, the weather is sunny most of the time. The local inhabitants like this very much and take advantage of it. The local peeping-Tom just spotted them. 

Aside of the castle one build a small pillbox, build in the bushes. Part of the castle woods have been cut down. It is not clear if the pillbox is installed or torn down. Anyway there is no armoury and that is a good .

Animals can be found over the isle. Specially cats are well represented.

In the rocks under the castle one has cut out a cave and a complete train-track.  A siding disappears in a very sharp curve into the rocks. Trains make a lot of noise going around this curve. The inside business in the cave is not quiet clear, but there is a lot of work going on.  The train track ends on a wooden trestlebridge which spans the lower railways. From the bridge all the vans can come under the crane in order to be loaded or unloaded.  

At this moment a lot of work still has to be done at the isle. Therefore the situation still can change.  Well the times they are achanging as Bob used to say.

If you want any more information about  the isle, you might contact me.

 

 

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