Flying Scotsman
Pity about the idiots trespassing on the East Coast mainline in Lincolnshire. They apparently brought all trains to a standstill, 15 minute knock-on delays.
That sort of thing could bring steam hauled rail tours to an end.
That sort of thing could bring steam hauled rail tours to an end.
There is more personality in that one magnificent steam engine than in all the diesel engines lumped together. A sensible way to spend £4million? Absolutely not, a triumph of obsession over commonsense, but still truly wonderful!
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Ooh I don't know about that; There is a diesel with personality... a Deltic on full song is something to behold. But then that is a unique design of Diesel engine that is totally different to almost every other diesel engine in the world.
That said, it's good to see it out and about
That said, it's good to see it out and about
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Hi,
Around 15 years ago I was driving on M54 towards Shrewsbury and I noticed crowds of people on the bridges.
I then saw the Flying Scotsman on the back of a low loader - it looked amazing as I slowly drove by!
I believe it was on its way to Llangollen at that time.
Saw TV coverage yesterday and wished I was one of the passengers!!
Cheers
Steve
Around 15 years ago I was driving on M54 towards Shrewsbury and I noticed crowds of people on the bridges.
I then saw the Flying Scotsman on the back of a low loader - it looked amazing as I slowly drove by!
I believe it was on its way to Llangollen at that time.
Saw TV coverage yesterday and wished I was one of the passengers!!
Cheers
Steve
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Ooh I don't know about that; There is a diesel with personality... a Deltic on full song is something to behold. But then that is a unique design of Diesel engine that is totally different to almost every other diesel engine in the world.
That said, it's good to see it out and about
That said, it's good to see it out and about
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There was something on the news where a fan set up his camera to capture the passing of the Flying Scotsman. As it past, a Virgin train went the other way and totally obscured his view.
On hearing this, Richard Branson has apologised and gave him a free trip to America
On hearing this, Richard Branson has apologised and gave him a free trip to America
Doncaster works had a pool of boilers, since the boiler repair took far longer than the rest, so boilers were swapped with one from the pool, and the loco's own boiler went into the pool once repaired. It meant that a loco requiring re-boilering could be on the works for a week instead of a month.
The only things that stayed the same at HGO were the loco frames...and there are even instances of those being changed on GWR locos...quite recently, at a major overhaul, one of the preserved "Hall" class locos was found to have the frames from an entirely different loco...it now carries that name.
Next time you go to the NRM, take a close look at the motion parts (valvegear) on Mallard. Some of it is stamped with the numbers of entirely different locos.
When the other two that went to America and Canada (60008 "Dwight D Eisenhower, and 60010 "Dominion of Canada"), were being prepared for preservation at Crewe works, a third member of the class, 60026 "Miles Beevor" was cannibalised for parts that were in better condition than those on the two locos being preserved.
Preservation is no different.
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But what makes me cringe is the media calling it a train, and referring to the locomotive "The Flying Scotsman" and "The Mallard". There is no "The" on either name.
I vividly remember when I've been with Isaac to the NRM on numerous occasions, seeing the Flying Scotsman in the workshops being overhauled. I'd love to work on something like that.
Indeed there's the trench exhibit now at the NRM where you can walk under a train beneath the rails and have a look about. I can't help but get oily every time so I take tissues now
Indeed there's the trench exhibit now at the NRM where you can walk under a train beneath the rails and have a look about. I can't help but get oily every time so I take tissues now
I vividly remember when I've been with Isaac to the NRM on numerous occasions, seeing the Flying Scotsman in the workshops being overhauled. I'd love to work on something like that.
Indeed there's the trench exhibit now at the NRM where you can walk under a train beneath the rails and have a look about. I can't help but get oily every time so I take tissues now
Indeed there's the trench exhibit now at the NRM where you can walk under a train beneath the rails and have a look about. I can't help but get oily every time so I take tissues now
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When any loco went to main works for what was known as a heavy general overhaul, loads of parts would be changed, including boiler, firebox, motion parts, buffers, controls etc etc etc. Even the tenders got swapped about...when Mallard was preserved they found the tender it originally had for it's record-breaking run, and gave it back. It had been running with a corridor tender for years.
Doncaster works had a pool of boilers, since the boiler repair took far longer than the rest, so boilers were swapped with one from the pool, and the loco's own boiler went into the pool once repaired. It meant that a loco requiring re-boilering could be on the works for a week instead of a month.
The only things that stayed the same at HGO were the loco frames...and there are even instances of those being changed on GWR locos...quite recently, at a major overhaul, one of the preserved "Hall" class locos was found to have the frames from an entirely different loco...it now carries that name.
Next time you go to the NRM, take a close look at the motion parts (valvegear) on Mallard. Some of it is stamped with the numbers of entirely different locos.
When the other two that went to America and Canada (60008 "Dwight D Eisenhower, and 60010 "Dominion of Canada"), were being prepared for preservation at Crewe works, a third member of the class, 60026 "Miles Beevor" was cannibalised for parts that were in better condition than those on the two locos being preserved.
Preservation is no different.
Doncaster works had a pool of boilers, since the boiler repair took far longer than the rest, so boilers were swapped with one from the pool, and the loco's own boiler went into the pool once repaired. It meant that a loco requiring re-boilering could be on the works for a week instead of a month.
The only things that stayed the same at HGO were the loco frames...and there are even instances of those being changed on GWR locos...quite recently, at a major overhaul, one of the preserved "Hall" class locos was found to have the frames from an entirely different loco...it now carries that name.
Next time you go to the NRM, take a close look at the motion parts (valvegear) on Mallard. Some of it is stamped with the numbers of entirely different locos.
When the other two that went to America and Canada (60008 "Dwight D Eisenhower, and 60010 "Dominion of Canada"), were being prepared for preservation at Crewe works, a third member of the class, 60026 "Miles Beevor" was cannibalised for parts that were in better condition than those on the two locos being preserved.
Preservation is no different.
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Another vote for the Deltic here
The three best sounding Engines in the world, well to my ears they are
6.2 AMG V8
Napier Engine from the Deltic
Merlin from a Spit
Gorgeous looking locomotive, like you wrx300 I'd hear them roaring through the Hadley tunnels on the ECML at full chat, it get's your attention !!
The three best sounding Engines in the world, well to my ears they are
6.2 AMG V8
Napier Engine from the Deltic
Merlin from a Spit
Gorgeous looking locomotive, like you wrx300 I'd hear them roaring through the Hadley tunnels on the ECML at full chat, it get's your attention !!
