Royal Scot

This locomotive avoided the attentions of my camera for a very long time. I eventually got a few shots on the North York Moors in March 2017 and a few weeks later in York. I caught up with it again in 2019, and was pleased to hear it would be visiting York on December 15th this year, so a good opportunity for more photos.

Here it is approaching platform 10 at York railway station. Platform 10 is a good platform for static shots, but getting a shot of it's approach is a bit of a challenge with the forest of electrification masts in the way, but I was fortunate enough to get this shot.

This isn't the original Royal Scot locomotive. In 1933 the LMS was invited to send a locomotive and train to the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, USA.It was decided to send an engine of the Royal Scot class, and one was selected that was due for general overhaul. The identity of this locomotive was 6152 The Kings Dragoon Guardsman. The overhauled locomotive assumed the identity of 6100 Royal Scot with (on its return from the USA) an enlarged nameplate with details of its appearance at the exhibition. It retained this identity after its return from the USA. Whilst in America the engine went on an 11,194 mile tour of North America including crossing the Rockies. The original Royal Scot assumed the number and name 6152 The King's Dragoon Guardsman, and the swap of identities was permanent.

Royal Scot is due for a boiler overhaul, so it is unlikely that I will be getting more photos of it working, perhaps for several years.

Ian

[Pat]

Lovely shot, you did well to avoid the masts in the picture. Nice that you got this before it disappears for a while.

[Judith Johnson]

Very well captured and so atmospheric

[Yoland]

Beautifully captured, love that you caught the steam in motion.

[Granny7(Denise)]

Super shot Ian

[carol white]

A super capture

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[gloria jones]

Great capture and pov

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[Kathy A]

Nice shot Ian

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this impressing locomotive. .

[Carrie Shepeard]

Outstanding shot!

[Dione Giorgio]

Fabulous shot and pov. There is something romantic about these steam engines . And you bring them alive with your documentary.

[Fisher Family]

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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.

It was fun getting these steam locomotive shots over such a short period. It is likely to be some weeks before there are more steam locomotives at work in York.

Ian