Late October is when York holds one of my favourite events of the year. It is 'Illuminating York' time again, and each year the National Railway Museum holds an event called 'Locomotives in a Different Light' where locomotives are illuminated with coloured lights, and smoke and sound effects added to some of them.
Here in the foreground are the wheels of a rack locomotive, with the larger wheels of an early locomotive called 'Agenoria'.
In the early 1800's, the engineer Blenkinsop believed that a locomotive light enough to move under its own power would be too light to generate sufficient adhesion, so he designed a rack and pinion system, first used on the locomotive 'Salamanca' on the Middleton Railway in Leeds. It was soon discovered that the rack and pinion were unnecessary (except on some steeply graded mountain railways) and adhesion lines became the norm.
The 'Agenoria' was an early steam locomotive built by the Foster, Rastrick and Co partnership of Stourbridge, in central England. It first ran on 2 June 1829 along the Kingswinsford Railway which was a three mile long line linking mines in the Shut End area of the Black Country with a canal basin at Ashwood on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. It is believed that it worked until the 1860's. It was restored for a display in Wolverhampton in 1884 and then presented to the Science Museum in London. It was placed on display in York in 1937, and moved to the National Railway Museum when it opened in 1975.
....and the wheels go round and round, round and round. while seeing your picture this children song came into my mind. what a lovely shot. love the light and shadows in this picture.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and fav, they are very much appreciated!
The railway museum light display was one of quite a few around the city, and I had four interesting and busy evenings around the city centre, so you can expect more shots from this event!
TYFT comprehensive story, it makes interesting reading.
For me, one of the most interesting aspects of 365 is how it enables so many stories, myths, ideas to be shared amongst a worldwide community. TYF your share in perpetuating such a worthy practice.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and fav, they are very much appreciated!
The railway museum light display was one of quite a few around the city, and I had four interesting and busy evenings around the city centre, so you can expect more shots from this event!
Ian
For me, one of the most interesting aspects of 365 is how it enables so many stories, myths, ideas to be shared amongst a worldwide community. TYF your share in perpetuating such a worthy practice.
Thank you Margo - I feel compelled to share the back story when I post, sine that is what I like to read after seeing an image!
Ian