The original Vulcan was scrapped in 1873, by which time canals had been superseded by railways as the fastest way to transport large numbers of people over long distances, but this replica was built in 1987 by apprentices at a shipyard in Govan. It's now housed in the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life in Coatbridge.
#glasgow #shipbuilding #masstransportsystem #thevulcan #forthandclydecanal #glasgowhistory #summerleemuseum
This is a replica of the Vulcan, the world's first all-iron hulled boat. It was designed to carry passengers to and from Glasgow along the Forth and Clyde Canal. Launched in 1819, it was pulled by two shire horses and could carry up to 200 people, and helped turn the canal in Scotland's first mass transit system.
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#glasgow #shipbuilding #masstransportsystem #thevulcan #forthandclydecanal #glasgowhistory #summerleemuseum
Cogs and gears https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/53952358456/in/photostream/
#Engineering #History #Scotland #Ecosse #photography #photographie #Summerlee #SummerleeMuseum #SummerleeMuseumOfScottishIndustrialLife #BlackAndWhitePhotography #museum #musee
According to Flickr, this photo, "Industrial Legacy", was my pic that received the most favourites in 2023 (it also ended up on Flickr's Explore front page) https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/52903637453
Taken at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life last spring
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Noticed my daily Flickr views were way up on average today, turns out one of my pics went into Flickr Explore, of pics chosen from the global pool https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/52903637453
That's the 14th I've had chosen for Explore over the years, rather chuffed!
#photography #Flickr #FlickrExplore #BlackAndWhitePhotography #cogs #industrial #SummerleeMuseum #Scotland #Ecosse
"Fare Station"
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/52905566199/in/photostream/
Vintage tram stop sign at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Heritage.
#Scotland #Ecosse #photography #Summerlee #SummerleeMuseum #Sign #VintageSign #History #vintage #Coatbridge
"Drive Cautiously" https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/52904839627/in/dateposted/
Vintage sign at Summerlee museum
#Scotland #photography #sign #vintage #History #museum #musee #Ecosse #SummerleeMuseum
Cogs and wheels https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/52902618272/in/dateposted/
Close up of parts of an old steam crane, Summerlee Museum
#History #Engineering #photography #Scotland #SummerleeMuseum #Summerlee #cogs #SteamCrane #Ecosse #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Museum #Musee
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