Many of you know that I like to take photos of steam trains, and yesterday was a bumper day in York, with two steam hauled specials. This shot shows the second of them, with Flying Scotsman about to take a service to Edinburgh.
There was the usual issue with discovering times for Flying Scotsman hauled services, due to serious trespass issues following it's restoration a few years ago, but it didn't take too much effort to discover it was due to leave York at 13:58, and it left exactly on time, and arrived in Edinburgh just 3 mins late.
That was a much better result than when the Flying Scotsman arrived in York last Saturday, when there were problems with the locomotive and it arrived in York several hours late and towed by a diesel locomotive.
This shot shows the Flying Scotsman stood at platform 10 in York, ready for it's departure, gently simmering. There were quite a few photographers there to record the event, but not so many that getting a clear shot was a problem.
I’m sure you spent time in the NRM when Scotsman was in for his last facelift, and no doubt was in the crowd when he slowly steamed into York after his paint job. Happy memories for me.
Beautiful steam engine and very shiny too. The Flying Scotsman must be a very historic train. I have heard the name in other occasions, if not also at the cinema.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
The early part of the last major overhaul of Flying Scotsman took place at the National Railway Museum, but was completed by Riley and Son, based in Lancashire. The work took a long time, but the result has been very good and it is great to see it at work again.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
The early part of the last major overhaul of Flying Scotsman took place at the National Railway Museum, but was completed by Riley and Son, based in Lancashire. The work took a long time, but the result has been very good and it is great to see it at work again.
Ian
Thank you Margo, I'm glad you like it!
Ian