Cyclopede is overlooked, but it truly is an engineering marvel. What incredible ingenuity they must've had to work out how to add mechanical losses to a horse.
7:58 For those who recognize the name, yes, that is - indeed - the same John Ericsson who’d go on the design and construct the ironclad USS _Monitor_ for the United States Navy; the first turreted Ironclad to see combat and fight another ironclad - CSS _Virginia_ - at the Battle of Hampton Roads.
He was also a pioneer of screw propultion for ships, made a few canons, invented the surface condensor, developed guidance systems for torpedos and built the first all metal torpedo boat. He was the definition of a mad scientist
The more I hear of Rainhill, the more does its atmosphere sound like that of remote controlled robot battles nowadays. Except everybody gets to break a rule or two, because nobody sticks to them anyway.
I remember liking the design of Sans Pareil over Rocket when I was little, although it's better that the latter won in the end. Novelty was as it's name implied unique, but not exactly practical. I didn't even know about Perserverence and Cycloped for a long time. The Rainhill Trials is something I'd love to see a feature length film about.
I quite like Novelty, just for its numerous clever features. But then it seems to have been set up to win the trials rather than work a regular service, and it's probably for the best that it broke down when it did.
I too have noticed that a lot of the books on trains I had as a kid failed to mention Perseverance and Cycloped. I didn't learn about them until several years into adulthood.
Something I find funny about Novelty is that it was apparently built out of parts from an old fire engine according to a book I have on Victorian railways.
Sans Pareil's boiler reminds me of the Franco Crosti boilers, just that there the exhaust gasses were used in addition to exhaust steam to heat the feed water, while here the smoke just doubles back on itself in the boiler. There were a few BR 9F's that were fitted with Crosti boilers, and those had the exhaust on the right side before the cab. Perserverance also seams like the pioneer for Coffeepot engine's
I guess if cyclopede adds a ratcheting mechanism, and being invented a few years before the steam engine being considered as a viable traction power source, then cyclopede would be a gamechanger for horse pulled railway. The ratchet allows the horse to take a break after gaining speed on level or downward sloping ground similar to how bicycles improve human locomotion.
Just a bit of pedantic trivia: the Flying Dutchman of South Carolina was built, tested, and run in 1830. It has been erroneously repeated many times in many books that it won a contest in 1829, but this is not correct. The South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Co. did not even have any track in 1829 on which a contest could have been held. The Charleston newspapers report on the event in 1830, which was likely staged because their first locomotive Best Friend was originally supposed to be delivered in June of that year, but would not end up being unloaded in Charleston until October. In the meantime the company wanted the public's attention (and money) so a contest was run. The Flying Dutchman was entered along with two other competitors, both of which were handcars. The Flying Dutchman won the contest and a prize of $250 (the $500 figure often given is also incorrect). It's also pretty likely that Novelty influenced the design of Best Friend. Both being tank engines, and both having crank axles (before Planet, Globe, or Liverpool!), the boiler being set at one end and the cylinder at the other is another common feature, although Best Friend was simpler, omitting the bell cranks and bellows.
Novelty has always fascinated me ever since I learned of it. I've always been curious about what would have happened if Ericsson had had an earlier warning about the trials and enough time to fix some of the issues it faced as, in many ways, I do feel like it's design was equal to or perhaps even superior to Rocket's.
Nope. The L&MR ordered two larger versions of Novelty from Braithwaite and Ericson named William IV and Queen Adelaide. They were delivered - late - in 1830. They were so useless the Directors refused to accept them. Novelty might have been a brand new concept but it was already at the limit of its basic design.
Sounds like the people who made Novelty at least had a lot of fun in the end, and I think that's important. What's the point in life, if it's all work and no play?
It's a strange French way of measuring distance. The French, in their typical madness, have decided that measurements should scale in consistent multiples of ten rather than threes, twelves twenties and whatever other numbers people in ancient times felt like. Even crazier, they think everyone should agree on the size of their strange tens measurements, and have made sets of standard gauges for each country to check against, which the US and UK have both purchased from them! Waste of taxpayer money if you ask me, I just measure distances by counting my steps like a sensible person.
Miles per hour. Not kilometers. Britain did not and still does not use metric for these things. Talking about a historic event like the Rainhill trials and giving metric results is just dishonest.
The author is converting measurements for modern audiences, particularly audiences in countries that don't use imperial measurements. The original trials speed requirement was 10 MPH, which is about 16 km/h.
Cyclopede is overlooked, but it truly is an engineering marvel. What incredible ingenuity they must've had to work out how to add mechanical losses to a horse.
I'm prety sure anyone who looks at it has the thought "Why not just use horse to pull it?"
This is a bit like saying a bicycle adds mechanical losses to walking.
Cyclopede was much faster than the horses alone, so it was a successful design, just not successful enough to compete with steam locomotives.
To be clear, Cyclopede was a clever design. it just provokes a confused reaction upon first viewing.
@@schwarzerritter5724 to that end, it was rather valuable as a control.
7:58
For those who recognize the name, yes, that is - indeed - the same John Ericsson who’d go on the design and construct the ironclad USS _Monitor_ for the United States Navy; the first turreted Ironclad to see combat and fight another ironclad - CSS _Virginia_ - at the Battle of Hampton Roads.
He was also a pioneer of screw propultion for ships, made a few canons, invented the surface condensor, developed guidance systems for torpedos and built the first all metal torpedo boat. He was the definition of a mad scientist
The more I hear of Rainhill, the more does its atmosphere sound like that of remote controlled robot battles nowadays. Except everybody gets to break a rule or two, because nobody sticks to them anyway.
It's like Scrapheap Challenge but more public
With several entrants not showing up, I imagine they were glad about every engine that could run 😆
I remember liking the design of Sans Pareil over Rocket when I was little, although it's better that the latter won in the end. Novelty was as it's name implied unique, but not exactly practical. I didn't even know about Perserverence and Cycloped for a long time. The Rainhill Trials is something I'd love to see a feature length film about.
I quite like Novelty, just for its numerous clever features. But then it seems to have been set up to win the trials rather than work a regular service, and it's probably for the best that it broke down when it did.
@@HandDrawnHistory It was purchased by another company and did regular service for several years. 9:45
Yes, but in a slightly less demanding capacity than the Liverpool and Manchester. It was still an impressive engine.
I too have noticed that a lot of the books on trains I had as a kid failed to mention Perseverance and Cycloped. I didn't learn about them until several years into adulthood.
8:13 I imagine fireman putting lumps of coal one by one
Something I find funny about Novelty is that it was apparently built out of parts from an old fire engine according to a book I have on Victorian railways.
Sans Pareil's boiler reminds me of the Franco Crosti boilers, just that there the exhaust gasses were used in addition to exhaust steam to heat the feed water, while here the smoke just doubles back on itself in the boiler.
There were a few BR 9F's that were fitted with Crosti boilers, and those had the exhaust on the right side before the cab.
Perserverance also seams like the pioneer for Coffeepot engine's
Im glad someone finally made a video explaining these engines in detail❤
Intressant video
I guess if cyclopede adds a ratcheting mechanism, and being invented a few years before the steam engine being considered as a viable traction power source, then cyclopede would be a gamechanger for horse pulled railway. The ratchet allows the horse to take a break after gaining speed on level or downward sloping ground similar to how bicycles improve human locomotion.
10:03 i wonder who the blue tank engine is meant to represent
Just a bit of pedantic trivia: the Flying Dutchman of South Carolina was built, tested, and run in 1830. It has been erroneously repeated many times in many books that it won a contest in 1829, but this is not correct. The South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Co. did not even have any track in 1829 on which a contest could have been held. The Charleston newspapers report on the event in 1830, which was likely staged because their first locomotive Best Friend was originally supposed to be delivered in June of that year, but would not end up being unloaded in Charleston until October. In the meantime the company wanted the public's attention (and money) so a contest was run. The Flying Dutchman was entered along with two other competitors, both of which were handcars. The Flying Dutchman won the contest and a prize of $250 (the $500 figure often given is also incorrect).
It's also pretty likely that Novelty influenced the design of Best Friend. Both being tank engines, and both having crank axles (before Planet, Globe, or Liverpool!), the boiler being set at one end and the cylinder at the other is another common feature, although Best Friend was simpler, omitting the bell cranks and bellows.
That's very interesting.
0:18 got the horse backwards. the gearing on the uh...engine meant the horse had to run backwards
Love the video, very informative with cute illustrations!
Novelty has always fascinated me ever since I learned of it. I've always been curious about what would have happened if Ericsson had had an earlier warning about the trials and enough time to fix some of the issues it faced as, in many ways, I do feel like it's design was equal to or perhaps even superior to Rocket's.
Nope. The L&MR ordered two larger versions of Novelty from Braithwaite and Ericson named William IV and Queen Adelaide. They were delivered - late - in 1830. They were so useless the Directors refused to accept them.
Novelty might have been a brand new concept but it was already at the limit of its basic design.
Who tf allowed the cycloped to compete😭💀
I like to imagine he was vague on the details then just turned up with it, and they were too polite to send him away.
It does add a good comparison. If the steam locomotives can not compete with horses what is even the point?
I see guess the one bursting with steam and could not be fixed on-sight was the one referenced by Steven in Thomas
The fact that cyclopede was allowed to compete makes me wonder if someone just wanted to see how 2 horses on a treadmill would work.
Of all the Rainhill entries, it is the one I would most like to see running.
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I think the Sans Pareil is very beautifull compared to the rest
I'm just pleased they all made an effort to create vibrant colour schemes.
@HandDrawnHistory true
cycloped my beloved
I though there was one more contestant as i read in one old book... But I'm rather mistaken.
Manumotive - powered by 'two strong men'.
@LMS2968 oh, i wouldn't remeber that
@@polishcosmonaut6324 Well, neither would I - I wasn't there in 1829! But it's in the history books.
@LMS2968 meant that I read one of book, just forgot exact info
Sounds like the people who made Novelty at least had a lot of fun in the end, and I think that's important. What's the point in life, if it's all work and no play?
Can you give more how to draw train videos?
I do plan to do more infuture.
it wouldve been funny if novelty won the Rainhill Trials instead
In practice wins whom to come to the end without problems
the drawing clearly has a second horse, you can see its head and tail right behind the first one
I added the second horse. The drawing I was working from showed only one.
@@HandDrawnHistory Some sources state that there were two horses, others only one. The platform on which it - they - stood wasn't particularly wide.
So the whole thing is... This shouldn't be legal, but fuck it
Basically only one guy showed up with an engine that fit the rules. They bent the rules so they could have a competition at all.
this is wonderful however what the hell is a kilometer
Approximately five-eighths of a mile.
It's a strange French way of measuring distance. The French, in their typical madness, have decided that measurements should scale in consistent multiples of ten rather than threes, twelves twenties and whatever other numbers people in ancient times felt like. Even crazier, they think everyone should agree on the size of their strange tens measurements, and have made sets of standard gauges for each country to check against, which the US and UK have both purchased from them! Waste of taxpayer money if you ask me, I just measure distances by counting my steps like a sensible person.
We all know Rocket only won because "Big Stephenson" sabotaged Sans Perils pumps 😎 (probably wasn't but history is more fun this way)
Shame that reality is rarely as interesting.
Miles per hour. Not kilometers. Britain did not and still does not use metric for these things. Talking about a historic event like the Rainhill trials and giving metric results is just dishonest.
The author is converting measurements for modern audiences, particularly audiences in countries that don't use imperial measurements. The original trials speed requirement was 10 MPH, which is about 16 km/h.
At the very least, should use both
Please use mph not kmh
Everyone except America uses kilometres.
@@LeofwineUK (where the locomotives were used) uses MPH.
Please, no more kilometres per hour