Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Year 2024
Date 12-Jan
Volume 232
Issue 4,734
Page 135
Category An Engineer's Day Out
Part
Title Wonderlab at the National Railway Museum
Author Roger Backhouse
Notes Takes a look at the latest addition to the National Railway Museum. Origins, design, Flying Scotsman, the orange 'sculpture' Mass, 'The Great Machine', wind tunnel demonstration, activities, coned wheels improve track riding, Sandscapes, Gareth Dennis, Path Maker, Routefinder, demonstrations, history - the workshop and after, engineering's place in the Railway Museum, a visitor's view, importance of triangles, missed opportunities, Webster-Bennett vertical boring machine, Strathspey Railway, overview, visiting the museum, warning, Reference 1: Further reading