The Wheel

[x568wcn]

Should I say Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel

Sort of is Railway chat, as it's a wheel at the NRM!

My Pics from Satuday don't do this thing justice, so went down tonight, but had things to do, and it got dark, thought I couldn't get a photo....didn't think it would be alight!

[richard]

Norwich Union!!????


Shouldn't it be someone like Yorkshire Bank, Yorkshire Tea, or even Betty's or Ben Shaws?


Richard

[x568wcn]

Norwich Union are one of Yorks Biggest Employers!, might be second to the Little Chocolate Factory, which has too many people as it makes too much!

it isn't yet finished, as it had no capsules on it yet!

[richard]

Norwich isn't in Yorkshire.

And "Nestle's" wouldn't sound right - unlike "Rowntree's" (who used to have their own train station!).


Richard

[x568wcn]

They did, and I'm just old enough to remember seeing a BR Blue 3 carridge DMU calling at the platform, as I live near there, before the track was lifted and it is an attractive/dangerous/don't go down it at night, Cycle Track

[Richard_WD_DVL]

That is one ugly piece of work! Is it a permanent exhibit?

[x568wcn]

3 years I believe.

And just can I say from the point of view of a York Resident, it is NOT a waste of the NRMs money...The NRM only provided the land, the council put it up, and the NRM gets extra visitors.

It was origonally to go down by the river oposite Yorks Cliffords Tower, but due to the flooding of this patch of land when the river comes up, locals complained of water displacment!

[x568wcn]

I have now added a wheel section to my site @ http://www.flyingscotsman.me.uk/photos/ ... /index.asp

[richard]

Perhaps they should power it with a replica Newcomen atmospheric engine...


Richard

[x568wcn]

Was to open Friday 7th, but due to bad weather overnight, they couldn't get it all finished and checked in time, so was due to be Monday 10th, not he local BBC news says Wednesday 12th!
So long as it's open for Good Friday on......Friday!

[x568wcn]

I have now riden the wheel. and it is an amazing sight from the top.
The only problem is the getting on it!
The museum opens at 10, and I was there just after 9, and got second to a family of 5, and by 9:30 there were about 30 sets of people queuing.
The best thing about this is, that the fist few people (not me) get straight on, then halfway round it stops and we got on, we went about 1/4 of the way up, and stopped, then went right round 3 times, then on the last go round we stopped right at the top!!!

And oh my god is 200ft a long way straight down!

If you pay £50 for the VIP capsule, it has a glass floor!

see my pics at http://www.4472.me.uk/photos/wheel/y-good/index.asp

[richard]

That's often how a traditional ferris wheel loads. The Texas Star loads in a similar manner - short turns with stops loading multiple 'baskets', followed by a quick spin.

The Texas Star is a permanent fixture but only runs during the State Fair.
Here are some pictures:

http://www.durangotexas.com/eyesontexas ... rounds.htm
http://photos.secondnegative.com/texas-state-fair/


Richard

[richard]

I can see your thumnails, but when I click on them, I come up with a page not found error...


Richard

[x568wcn]

Erm...you're a website man, and know the importance of putting the right files in the right folders!
try this one, they were in the wrong folder, and hadn't gone on one (Photos/Wheel/y-good/ when they should have been photos/pages/wheel/y-good/!)

http://www.4472.me.uk/photos/pages/whee ... /index.asp

The thing about getting on early is there isn't the flow of people, so we stopped once on the first go round, and once on the last go round, where as later when I got off, and there was a huge massive queue, and they were loading all 6 at once, you'd be stopping each 6 capsules.