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When I get the characters for strength, perserverance, and wealth tattooed on my arm, this is where I'll go.
Sans Pareil was designed and built by Timothy Hackworth which took part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829.
The trials were a competition held by the directors of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Company to determine who would provide motive power to the railway.
Sans Pareil, meaning “without equal” or “peerless”, was one of the five competitors alongside Stephenson’s Rocket, the others being Cycloped owned by Thomas Brandreth; Perserverance, owned by Timothy Burstall; and Novelty, owned by John Braithwaite and John Ericcson. Despite there being some doubts about whether Sans Pareil was over the weight restrictions imposed by the organisers, it was allowed to compete. The design and technology used on Sans Pareil was of a different kind from the eventual winner, Rocket, and Sans Pareil was not able to complete the trial successfully.
Despite this, after the trial the engine was purchased by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Company and used until 1831, when it was transferred to the Bolton & Leigh Railway. In 1844 it was removed to Coppull Colliery, near Chorley, where one axle and a pair of wheels were removed, and toothed gearing fitted to the other axle in order to power the colliery’s pumping and winding apparatus. In 1863, with the mine being exhausted, the engine was returned to its locomotive form and presented to the Museum.
The boiler has a cylindrical shell, with one end flat and the other dished, and an internal return flue which projects beyond the boiler on the fire-grate side. There are two vertical cylinders acting directly downwards on crank pins in the driving wheels, which are connected by coupling rods to the trailing wheels.
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Wasn't much of a day until I found the loons. Oh are they alot of work! Patience and perserverance!!!
The Pels reload the Perserverance with conferee luggage after resolving the engineering casualty that threatened to leave the workboat (and the baggage) stranded in Gosport
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We went to M's birthday at Edgeworks. Both you and Ally lOve to rock climb and spent almost two hours on these walls-- well there was a pizza/cupcake break. Mr. A-- I am always amazed by your perserverance-- this is not easy. You really like getting to the top and have the patience to work your way upward finding the next toehold or rock to grasp. And today you wanted to try harder and harder paths- just amazing.
I really enjoy reading about what our forebears did and how they lived - not that this homestead was that long ago. I think the perserverance and courage shown by those people who shaped this land, in a difficult environment are to be applauded. The story of Kinchega Homestead is a minor one but it all contributes to our history, such as it is.
According to Japanese legend if a koi succeeded in climbing the falls at a point called Dragon Gate on the Yellow River it would be transformed into a dragon.
The koi represents perserverance in adversity and strength of purpose. Because of its strength and determination to overcome obstacles, it stands for courage and the ability to attain high goals.
These koi were swimming in the pond around the Bok Carillon Tower in Lake Wales, FL.
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