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The Falkirk Wheel is a unique boat lift in the world. It replaces a series of 11 locks linking the canals from Glasgow to Edinburgh. The Falkirk rotary lift has a diameter of 35 metres and lowers or raises ships to a height of 25 metres. A set of double doors allows the boat to enter on one side and to leave on the other side. The wheel turns the two caissons, each weighing 300 tonnes, while the gearing system keeps them perfectly horizontal.
This steam engine is a real vintage among vintages. Made by Fowler and Company in Leeds, England in 1880, it has been perfectly restored to its former glory. This is a close up of the engine that was pulling the trailer in my previous shot.
"Wheels within wheels..." Notice that flywheel turning.
The Hoover Dam,
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the boundary between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on 30th September 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Seen here from the Arizona side.
This is in the back garden of the house we have lived in for about 40 years, and this is first time I have noticed the manufacturer's name on the manhole cover (unless I've seen it before and forgotten).
One of the most vivid memories I have from my primary school years was visiting the Dover Engineering Works with my school. It's not surprising that seeing molten iron poured from a ladle into a mould from close quarters would make a lasting impression on a child. I can still see clearly in my mind the wooden pattern they had made of our school's badge being pressed into the compacted black sandy material in the mould. The pattern was then removed and the top half of the mould filled with more compacted material was fitted. Small holes to allow the escape of burning gas were made in the material. When the molten iron was poured into the mould, sure enough, jets of flame appeared from these holes. When the mould was eventually stripped, there was the grey/silver replica of the wooden pattern.
When the company was established in 1830 it was on the outskirts of Dover in the parish of Charlton, with a supply of water from the adjacent River Dour. Charlton has since been absorbed by Dover, and the engineering works is of course gone - with the site now occupied by a supermarket.
The daffodils and blossom do their best to brighten a dull Saturday morning. Engineering on the Stour Valley Line sees GBRf's 66755 trundle through Coseley with 6G56 from Basford Hall Yard to Dudley Port.
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Not happy with this one, but will have to do for now as I wanted a general shot of the department building and I did find the staircase interesting!
genetic engineering
could create the perfect race
could create an unknown life-force
that could us exterminate
introducing worker clone
as our subordinated slave
his expertise proficiency
will surely dig our grave
it's so tempting
will biologists resist
when he becomes the creator
will he let us exist
bionic man is jumping
through the television set
he's about to materialise
and guess who's coming next
x ray spex - genetic engineering (germ free adolescents, 1978)
The first of five engineering trains booked to pass within an hour, Colas’ 56049 Robin of Templecombe 1938-2013 rolls past Stapleton Road on 15/09/2024 with 6C24 08:30 Little Mill Junction-Westbury Down TC.
In the end, four ran, with the first two passing by before the cloud rolled in.
The flood arches at Lea Marston feature heavily in this shot constructed by the Midland Railway in 1908 for the Whitacre cut off line as 220030 zips by with 1V44 Leeds to Plymouth; 52 late at this point making up 9 minutes before its destination.
Onsite Hydraulic Repair, 24/7 UK coverage. Each van is professionally kitted out with the appropriate tools for removal, manufacture and refitting of hydraulic hose assemblies accompanied by stock to ensure that 99% of jos are carried out there and then.
UP 2666 and another Tier 4 ET44AH lead northbound UP Engineering Special PJCPR2 through Villa Grove after a heck of a rainstorm. Luckily, its late departure out of Jefferson City, MO allowed me to get a shot of it after work.
The engineering marvel of Ribbleshead Viaduct pales into insignificance as darkness falls on a clear summer night.
Union Pacific Engineering Special pulled by SD70Ace 1111, Powered By the People rolls through Des Plaines IL. on the New Line at Howard St.
Standing outside this century old barn, I looked up to see an aircraft flying overhead and thought of how far we'd come. The barn featured a unique swing beam construction that allowed a team of horses, hitched to a wagon, to turn around without having to back up. Horses apparently don't like to walk backwards so this made life easier for farmer and animal alike. When you compare that marvel of practical engineering to the complexity of the plane, it seems there are no limits to what we can accomplish.
Andania Engineering owned BR large logo 37402 "Oor Wullie" waits the signal out of platform 8 leading PLPR1 formed of stock 6262 72631 975091 72612 with Colas 37057 "Barbara Arbon" bringing up the rear working 1Q58 21.45 Canton Taff Vale Sidings - Canton Taff Vale Sidings via Cardiff Central/Ninian Park/Aberdare/Merthyr Tydfil/Radyr/Treherbert and Barry Island
Study in Monochrome of the bridges crossing the river Forth in Scotland.
The New Queensferry crossing, the original road bridge, and the world heritage rail bridge.
I rarely see shots of the new Engineering Building at BYU in snowy conditions. I captured this picture for future reference.
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The warm glow from a setting sun is reflected off the concrete spillway cells of the Murray Lock & Dam. The dam sits under the Big Dam Bridge on the Arkansas River in Little Rock. The dam & lock is part of a series of similar structures to facilitate commercial vessel navigation on the Arkansas River all the way up to Tulsa, OK.
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Joseph Adamson and Co at Hyde were boilermakers. The company started in partnership by Joseph Adamson and Henry Booth in 1874. The works which continued making boilers to the 1960s and beyond are now a small industrial estate.
Winson Engineering 2-6-2 ZB class BVR no 7 Spitfire climbs the bank out of Wroxham with a train for Aylsham. This loco is a half sized replica of an Indian Railways ZB class loco.
Just after sunrise, and with the morning mist over the fields, 56090 leads the late running 6C83, 04.20 Battersby to Doncaster Up Decoy engineers train, past Shipton-by-Benningbrough. 56096 on the rear
After photographing the rather ruffled female Blackbird (The previous Image), I continued to climb high above the Wellington Rose Gardens.
So it was with some relief that I spotted this little engineering masterpiece; it was a good excuse for another breather!!!
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