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"The Rocket"

National Railway Museum, YORK
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28 comments

Malik Raoulda said:

Excellemment rendue...Beauté et robustesse.
Bonne et agréable fin de semaine salutaire.
3 years ago ( translate )

Pat Del replied to Malik Raoulda:

Le convoi était tracté par la fameuse locomotive conçue par Stephenson.
3 years ago ( translate )

Madeleine Defawes said:

Superbe image de ces vieux wagons t
Bon weekend. Amitiés
3 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Nicely captured.
3 years ago ( translate )

Jenny McIntyre said:

Oh, j'adore les wagons de chemin de fer comme ceux-ci - les dessins des lignes sont brillants. C'est une belle photo.
3 years ago ( translate )

Doug Shepherd said:

Great shot Pat! The NRM is a such a wonderful place to spend time. I'm sure you must have enjoyed your visit.

Have a good evening
3 years ago

Pat Del replied to Doug Shepherd:

After the trials, the directors of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway were impressed enough with the potential of steam power that they ordered four more locomotives from the Stephensons. None of these were exactly the same—the original Rocket was a prototype built to win the trials, rather than a suitable engine for daily traffic.
3 years ago

José Manuel Polo said:

Buena fotografía para el recuerdo ferroviario. Me llama la atención la altura de las ruedas y la pieza que tiene cada vagón para ayudar a subir. Buenas tardes.
3 years ago ( translate )

Pat Del replied to José Manuel Polo:

C'est vrai, José : c'était physiquement difficile de se hisser dans les wagons de voyageurs ...
3 years ago ( translate )

Denis Croissant said:

Excellent museum, great shot!
3 years ago

Pat Del replied to Denis Croissant:

A great place for iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering brilliance.
3 years ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

High visibility before it was fashionable Pat, A superb capture,
Have a nice weekend.
3 years ago

Pat Del replied to Roger (Grisly):

Before Rocket powered to victory, steam locomotives were crude and inefficient, only used for slow goods trains.
3 years ago

Josiane Dirickx said:

Un beau partage Pat... On découvre et on voyage avec vous ......
3 years ago ( translate )

Pat Del said:

Merci pour le compliment, Josiane !
3 years ago ( translate )