2012

SO9596 : Bilston Tram Depot (5)

taken 14 years ago, near to Bilston, Wolverhampton, England

Bilston Tram Depot (5)
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 .

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SO9596, 479 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 14 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 21 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9512 9667 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.0700N 2:4.4057W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9512 9667
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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