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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG2205 - Bumper cars or dodgems are the generic names for a type of flat amusement ride consisting of multiple small electrically powered cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator. Bumper cars were not intended to be bumped, hence the original name Dodgem. They are also known as bumping cars, dodging cars and dashing cars. The first patent for bumper cars was filed in 1921
The cars are commonly powered by one of three methods. The oldest and most common method, the Over Head System (OHS), uses a conductive floor and ceiling with opposing power polarities. Contacts under the vehicle touch the floor while a pole-mounted contact shoe touches the ceiling, forming a complete circuit.
A newer method, the Floor Pick-Up (FPU) system, uses alternating strips of metal across the floor separated by insulating spacers, and no ceiling grid. The strips carry the supply current, and the cars are large enough so that the vehicle covers at least two strips at all times. An array of brushes under each car makes random contact with the strips, and the voltage polarity on each contact is arranged to always provide a correct and complete circuit to operate the vehicle.
A third method is used on Quantum-class cruise ships, where bumper cars run on electric batteries. This avoids the conductive floor/ceiling of the traditional bumper car setup, allowing the SeaPlex venue to be convertible from a bumper-car ride to a multipurpose gym (basketball court). The disadvantage is that these ships' bumper cars take several hours to recharge.
The metal floor is usually set up as a rectangular or oval track, and graphite is sprinkled on the floor to decrease friction. A rubber bumper surrounds each vehicle, and drivers either ram or dodge each other as they travel. The controls are usually an accelerator and a steering wheel. The cars can be made to go backwards by turning the steering wheel far enough in either direction
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R15NFW - . Moving bumper cars at a funfair, amusements in England, UK at dusk. Photographed on 2 July 2022, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TL, NN12, moving, move, amusement, amusements, funfair, night, evening, one way, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Weather and natural light are part of the visual character of the frame, helping define the season, atmosphere, colour and visibility of architectural or landscape detail. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF23NK - Eastgate, shown here and Eastgate Clock in Chester, Cheshire, England, stand on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix. The clock is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
The original gate was guarded by a timber tower which was replaced by a stone tower in the 2nd century, and this in turn was replaced probably in the 14th century. The present gateway dates from 1768 and is a three-arched sandstone structure which carries the walkway forming part of Chester city walls. In 1899 a clock was added to the top of the gateway to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria two years earlier. It is carried on openwork iron pylons, has a clock face on all four sides, and a copper ogee cupola. The clock was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. The whole structure, gateway and clock, was listed by English Heritage on 28 July 1955 as a Grade I listed building. You know you have been on a visit to Chester when you have an image of this clock in your memory card. To avoid this failure of imagination, this photograph was taken from under the clock mechanism.
Eastgate was originally defended by a timber tower. The road running through the gate led to Manchester, then across the Pennines to York. By the 18th century the city walls were no longer needed for defensive purposes and so, rather than being pulled down, they were converted into walkways. The medieval gateways were obstructing the traffic into the city and were replaced by wider arched gateways with balustraded parapets. The first gateway to be replaced was Eastgate in 1768 which was rebuilt as an elegant arch. It was built at the expense of Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor, and designed by Mr Hayden (or Heyden), the earl's surveyor of buildings.
Eastgate today is a clutch of upmarket shops, Browns Jewellers, banks and the Chester Grosvenor Five Star Hotel.
41-45 Eastgate St, Chester, CH1 1LE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET17K - . Sun set over Ilfracombe, North Dorset, SW England, UK. Photographed on 24 August 2009. The recorded location is Ilfracombe North Dorset, SW England, UK. In the longer view, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. In the longer view, harbours and shipping routes have long shaped British coastal and riverside towns
Fishing, cargo handling, ferry services, shipbuilding and port engineering created distinctive working landscapes that increasingly coexist with tourism, leisure craft and waterfront regeneration. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that modern maritime policy increasingly combines freight efficiency with lower-carbon shipping and port investment
Photographs of working vessels and harbours can illustrate the continuity between traditional maritime trades and today's logistics, offshore and passenger sectors. In historical terms, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. From a heritage perspective, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental evolution and shifting patterns of use.
Ilfracombe North Dorset, SW England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTE3 - Electric Vehicle recharging point only, Eskbank Railway station, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK has the strength of a real-world scene: ordinary enough to be believable, but specific enough to support precise editorial use. Railway carriages, platforms and station approaches are everyday public spaces where national transport policy becomes visible in delays, rolling stock, staffing, safety, accessibility and passenger comfort. The scene suits transport features on regional connectivity, rail investment, commuting, city-region economies and the difference between headline infrastructure schemes and ordinary journeys. The location detail, Dalkeith, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include Victorian bank, financial architecture, adaptive reuse, historic pub, railway station, passenger rail, train travel and public transport, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It can work both as a straightforward location record and as a wider editorial illustration of the habits, services, buildings, symbols and small commercial details that shape everyday life.
Eskbank Railway station, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3NX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3F06W - 30 St Mary Axe (informally known as The Gherkin and previously as the Swiss Re Building) is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London.
It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. With 41 storeys, it is 180 metres (591 ft) tall and stands on the former sites of the Baltic Exchange and Chamber of Shipping, which were extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA in St Mary Axe, the street from which the tower takes its name.
30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup Group and it was erected by Skanska, with construction commencing in 2001.
St Mary's Axe, London, England, UK EC3A 8BF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3F061 - 30 St Mary Axe (informally known as The Gherkin and previously as the Swiss Re Building) is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London.
It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. With 41 storeys, it is 180 metres (591 ft) tall and stands on the former sites of the Baltic Exchange and Chamber of Shipping, which were extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA in St Mary Axe, the street from which the tower takes its name.
30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup Group and it was erected by Skanska, with construction commencing in 2001.
St Mary's Axe, London, England, UK EC3A 8BF
