Public art & sculpture · West Midlands
Locomotive wheels
Locomotive wheels — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Roger D Kidd — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Locomotive wheels is a public art located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Locomotive wheelslip is an event that affects railway motive power usually when starting from stationary, but can also affect an engine in motion.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The greatest effort is required from a locomotive when starting. At this time, if the driver applies too much power to the wheels (i.e., for a steam locomotive, the driver opens the regulator too far) the turning force applied to the wheel will greatly exceed the opposing friction force affected by the surface of the rail, and the wheel will turn without being able to move the train forward. If the driver does not take quick corrective action (i.e. by closing the regulator) the locomotive can end up stationary with its wheels spinning: this can damage both the locomotive drive mechanism, through running too fast; and the rail surface, which, in extreme cases, can be left with a dip where…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6021, -2.1310
- District
- Wolverhampton
- Parish
- Wolverhampton, unparished area
- Postcode
- WV10 6JD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wolverhampton West
Sources
- osm: node/3012285756 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Locomotive wheelslip (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Locomotive wheels?
- Locomotive wheels is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WV10 6JD), in the parish of Wolverhampton, unparished area.
- Is Locomotive wheels free to visit?
- Yes, Locomotive wheels is free to enter.
- How do I get to Locomotive wheels?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WV10 6JD. It sits within the Wolverhampton West parliamentary constituency.