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The Flying Scotsman
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Author : Bob Gwynne
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2011-08-20
The Flying Scotsman written by Bob Gwynne and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-20 with History categories.
The Flying Scotsman is probably the most famous railway locomotive in the world. It first caused a sensation for its beauty and its speed in 1923, and it soon became a national icon. The fastest and most comfortable way of travelling between London and Scotland, The Flying Scotsman only got faster and more luxurious as competition from other routes, airlines, and the motor car threatened. From 1928 it began running non-stop, an achievement that earned it yet more attention. This superbly illustrated book celebrates the much-loved locomotive, the train that shared its name, the route it took, and how it captured the imagination of the nation.
Flying Scotsman
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Author : Andrew Roden
language : en
Publisher: Aurum Press
Release Date : 2017-03-14
Flying Scotsman written by Andrew Roden and has been published by Aurum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with Transportation categories.
The incredible biography of the most famous steam locomotive in the world. Think of the Golden Age of Steam and one train leaps to mind above all others: the Flying Scotsman, Nigel Gresley’s elegant masterpiece of a locomotive. She broke the world speed record in 1934 and has enthralled millions with her beauty and power. Uniquely, her post-war career has been even more varied and exciting than her early triumphs. Now Andrew Roden tells the Scotsman’s remarkable story, from her construction and the glory days between the wars through the decline of steam and her rollercoaster fortunes in the subsequent years: nearly abandoned on a tour of the United States after the money ran out, crossing the Australian interior, then put up for sale yet again when the company that owned her went bankrupt in 2003. A massive public campaign saved her for the nation and the Flying Scotsman’s restoration began in 2005 at the National Railway Museum. With the aid of numerous interviews with those involved with the Scotsman over the years, Roden brings her story memorably to life. Above all, he asks: why do grown men risk their life savings to own her? Why do thousands of people still line the trackside when she’s due to race past? And just what is the eternal appeal of the Flying Scotsman?
Flying Scotsman
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
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The Flying Scotsman Pocket Book
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Author : R H N Hardy
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-06-11
The Flying Scotsman Pocket Book written by R H N Hardy and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-11 with Transportation categories.
The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 'Flying Scotsman' is one of the world's most iconic steam engines. It was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design by Nigel Gresley. Taking its name from the London to Edinburgh non-stop service on which it was employed, 'Flying Scotsman' worked many long-distance express trains in a career in which it covered more than 2,000,000 miles (3,200,000 km). This fascinating pocket-book tells the story of this distinguished locomotive through authentic period literature including LNER and BR service manuals, giving an insight into her construction and operation from the height of her fame in the 1930s through to the end of her BR service in 1963.
Flying Scotsman
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Author : Fred Kerr
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2016-11-30
Flying Scotsman written by Fred Kerr and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-30 with Transportation categories.
Built at Doncaster works in 1923 the Nigel Gresley designed then-A1 class Pacific (4-6-2) first entered service as No 1472. The new locomotive did not receive a name until it was sent for display at a Wembley exhibition in 1924, and then the name Fying Scotsman was chosen. The Legend was born. In 1928 the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) express steam locomotive hauled the first nonstop service from London to Edinburgh and in 1934 went on to break through the 100mph barrier.In addition to regularly hauling express trains for the LNER and later British Railways (BR), the Gresley steam icon has also traveled to, and worked passenger trains in, North America and Australia. Withdrawn by BR in January 1963 as BR No 60103, the locomotive was bought for preservation and soon became a regular sight on mainline specials and at preserved railways. The locomotives history in preservation is an interesting if not chequered one, however stability is now assured as Flying Scotsman has rightly become a part of the national collection administered by the National Railway Museum (NRM). The excitement which surrounded the return to steam of Flying Scotsman in 2016, and the ongoing celebrity status afforded to the famous Gresley designed engine, are perchance confirmation of the fact that it is The Worlds Most Famous Steam Locomotive. The most famous phrase entered into locomotive preservation folklore when first broadcast by John Noakes, a BBC TV Blue Peter presenter. A great many words have been written about the engineering specification and in service performance of Flying Scotsman. Accordingly, this keepsake publication simply uses carefully selected images, dating from the BR steam era to the present day, to celebrate the Return of the Legend. This publication includes a selection of QR Codes with links to items of film footage.
Flying Scotsman
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Author : Philip Atkins
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Release Date : 2020-02
Flying Scotsman written by Philip Atkins and has been published by Haynes Publishing UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02 with categories.
Perhaps the most iconic steam locomotive in the world, the legendary Flying Scotsman was the first train to achieve 100mph and in its glory days ran the only non-stop passenger service between London and Edinburgh. When it was withdrawn from regular service in 1963, after nearly 40 years in service, the locomotive had travelled an estimated two million miles. In January 2016, after a complete and expert restoration project lasting a decade, Flying Scotsman returned to the UK's mainline as one of the jewels in the National Railway Museum's collection.
Flying Scotsman
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Author : Brian Sharpe
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2009-09-19
Flying Scotsman written by Brian Sharpe and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-19 with Transportation categories.
From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history.It has travelled across the USA and steamed across Australia, changed owners and color and sold for the highest price ever paid for a locomotive. Relive the great age of steam and follow the making of the legend that is apple green and called Flying Scotsman. An informative and highly illustrated account of British Steam engines and railways, which includes concise, appealing articles on locomotive development and industrial progress.
Firing The Flying Scotsman And Other Great Locomotives
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Author : Ken Issitt
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-07-01
Firing The Flying Scotsman And Other Great Locomotives written by Ken Issitt and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Remembering the romance of a bygone era, with all the dirt, grime and risks the job entailed! Fast train fireman Ken Issitt worked on the footplate from the late 1940s to 1960, experiencing firing some of the greatest locomotives from the Flying Scotsman to Coltimore and Blink Bonney. The work was hard and conditions were tough but little did Ken know at the time that he was experiencing the last years of steam; he would never have imagined the romantic associations the period evokes today. Through a number of short accounts the past comes vividly to life, via short stories about train crashes, pea-soup fogs, and fires going out. From the beginning of a shift, donning overalls and making up a packing, and from shunting in the marshalling yard to flying along with an express train at 80mph, Ken Issitt describes what life on the footplate was like across the final years of steam, his tales beautifully brought to life by Chris Bates's charming pen and ink illustrations.
Flying Scotsman
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Author : Peter Nicholson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Flying Scotsman written by Peter Nicholson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Locomotives categories.
This colour atlas of Northamptonshire is suited for both business and leisure use. The mapping is sourced from Ordnance Survey and gives the user coverage of all urban and rural areas. There is a route-planning map, an administrative map and the postcode boundaries are marked.
Flying Scotsman
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Author : Keith Langston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Flying Scotsman written by Keith Langston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.