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| − | The SVR sponsored a Catch Me Who Can sculpture as a part of the Bridgnorth | + | The SVR sponsored a Catch Me Who Can sculpture as a part of the Bridgnorth Art Trail. The sculpture is one of twelve positioned around the town, with more planned. They are aluminium castings that represent the locomotive in a much simplified form and are used as the ground for competition winning individual artists and groups to decorate. Statue 2: 'Just the Ticket' is positioned outside Bridgnorth station booking office and was designed by Tania Holland of Tania Holland Gallery using archive material provided by the SVR. It was unveiled on 24 June 2018. |
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| − | + | *[[Steam Locomotives]] | |
| − | [[Steam Locomotives]] | + | *[[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events]] |
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.catchmewhocan.org.uk/home.html Catch Me Who can web site] | |
| − | [http://www.catchmewhocan.org.uk/home.html Catch Me Who can web site] | + | *[https://bridgnorth-art-trail.org.uk/ Bridgnorth Art Trail website] |
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[[Category:Locomotives at Bridgnorth]] | [[Category:Locomotives at Bridgnorth]] | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 27 December 2018
The original Catch Me Who Can was an early steam locomotive built in Bridgnorth by Richard Trevithick in 1808.
It was Trevithick's fourth locomotive and the world's first locomotive to haul fare-paying passengers, at a "Steam circus" in Bloomsbury, London.
Trevithick 200 was formed in 2008 to celebrate the bicentenary by building a replica of this locomotive. Construction is taking place at Bridgnorth. The Catch Me Who Can news page has many pictures of progress since 2010.
Although still incomplete, the locomotive visited the Dutch national railway museum in Utrecht in late summer 2014 as part of an exhibition to mark the 175th anniversary of railways in Holland. The 2014 photograph shows the locomotive just before departure.
Her tractive effort is is 650 lbf. It has a 7" bore single cylinder with a 30" stroke, 48" wheels and 50 psi working boiler pressure.
1808 drawing of Catch Me Who Can
1935 drawing of Catch Me Who Can
Bridgnorth Arts Trail 2018
The SVRSevern Valley Railway sponsored a Catch Me Who Can sculpture as a part of the Bridgnorth Art Trail. The sculpture is one of twelve positioned around the town, with more planned. They are aluminium castings that represent the locomotive in a much simplified form and are used as the ground for competition winning individual artists and groups to decorate. Statue 2: 'Just the Ticket' is positioned outside Bridgnorth station booking office and was designed by Tania Holland of Tania Holland Gallery using archive material provided by the SVRSevern Valley Railway. It was unveiled on 24 June 2018.
Catch Me Who Can sculpture at Bridgnorth
See also
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