2012
SO9596 : Bilston Tram Depot (5)
taken 14 years ago, near to Bilston, Wolverhampton, England
This is 1 of 5 images, with title starting with Bilston Tram Depot in this square

Bilston Tram Depot (5)
British Electric Traction Company motif in terracotta on the main facade. Called 'Magnet and Wheel", the magnet consists of a length of special tramway rail bent into the form of a horseshoe magnet. Between the two poles a tramcar wheel represents the tramway vehicles as well as the rotating armature of an electric motor or dynamo, creating the electric sparks in the background. Most commonly found as a transfer on tramcars or on letterheads, etc., this 3-D representation is unusual and a fine survivor. The odd shape of the wheel from this angle is corrected when seen face-on Link .
