True Facts About Steam Train Wheels

Usually, the wheels of steam trains are big spoked wheels. But what's the deal with boxpok wheels? And why doesn't modern traction use counter weights? For this year's April 2st video, we'll take a cheeky look. And yes this is a pretty blatent ‪@zefrank‬ parody. Frankly I'd be surprised if he doesn't copyright strikes me out of orbit. Well I'd be baffled, really. SOURCES Photograph of a boxpok wheelset by Zzrbiker at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Oxyman using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph a Fiat Multipla by Guillaume Vachey from Chalon sur Saone, France - Fiat Multipla "Sporting", CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of a locomotive with boxpok wheels being serviced by Robert Yarnall Richie - https://www.flickr.com/photos/smu_cul..., No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of boxpok wheels in rusty condition by Carol M. Highsmith - Library of Congress Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2015632332Image download: https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/highsm... url: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.32317, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of Bulleid Light Pacific no.34020 Seaton at Stewards Lane by Brian Townsley - https://www.flickr.com/photos/2714840..., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of Bulleid Pacific no.21C1 'Chanel Packett' - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of Bulleid Q1 no.33038 by John Griffiths - http://britishrailways.tripod.com/ste..., Copyrighted free use, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of Great Western Railway Class 4100 by Internet Archive Book Images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/interne..., CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of London & North Eastern Railway Class P2 no.2001 - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of New York Central Railroad Hudson for the 20th Century Limited by Robert Yarnall Richie - Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library: Robert Yarnall Richie Photographs. Retrieved from Flickr: Hudson locomotive for the New York Central, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of NYC Hudson for the Mercury by New York Central Railroad - eBay itemcoverpage 1page 2page 3page 4, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of NYC Niagara Class S-2a no.5500 by ausdew - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ausdew/..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of the wheels of a Victorian Railways J Class by User:Zzrbiker - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of SCOA-P wheels by Zzrbiker at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Oxyman using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of SNCF Class 241 P Tangopaso - Old postcard "SNCF notre métier 1950 n° 23 1ere série", Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of South African Railways Class GF no.2370 by Linton Brothers, photographer (c. 1920-c. 1930) - This image is available from the Our Collections of the State Library of Victoria under the Accession Number:, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of South Australian Railways Class 520 no.521 'Thomas Playford' - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Photograph of VR Class R no.701 - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Literary sources: 'Winston Churchill' And The Bulleid Pacifics' by Rob Adamson and Chris Nettleton, published by Friends of the National Railway Museum. Website sources: https://www.steamlocomotive.com/types... https://vulcan.newton-le-willows.com/... Music used: 'Gates of Brandenburg' Josef Suk, Serenade, Op 6 LINKS Discord server -   / discord   Twitter -   / teawithcaramel1   Channel icon by Dean Walker - https://bsky.app/profile/ohlookitstra...