Not much of a story here - it's one of the Chunnel's airlock doors for the maintenance tunnel between the rail tubes. The hydro-mechanical stuff and hinges are obviously awesome looking, but I thought it could serve as inspiration for some of the technical space work Ian's been doing.
This reminded me of a shoot I assisted on where we were working with a company who provided data management for a major credit card company. Due to the amount of money being moved every second, the losses associated with being down even for a second or two were insane. In the millions! To prevent this? two 16 cylinder turbo Detroit Diesels as backup generators. I couldn't find a good shot but found this site I figured you'd all like. Enjoy! http://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/mtu-friedrichshafen/boat-engines-in-board-diesel-engines-5000-6000-hp-common-rail-sequential-turbocharger-31379-228521.html
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