Glimpse of a Legend

Having had a flu like infection since the beginning of the month, I have been out very little, but being a bit better I had a trip to the Railway Museum yesterday.

There has been quite a bit of reorganising the locomotives on display since I was last there, so there were several new photo opportunities to take advantage of. There was also an interesting video to watch of those whose lives were influenced by the locomotive 'Flying Scotsman' which reached its centenary in 2023, marked by a range of special trains covering the length and bredth of the UK.

Then there was the sound of a steam locomotive moving outside. I caught only this brief glimpse through a window, but it was 'Flying Scotsman' returning to the museum, surrounded by smoke and steam, reversing into the locomotive preparation area so it could be prepared for display in the museum, where it will be on show for the next few months.

It is quite amazing how popular 'Flying Scotsman' is, with crowds drawn to see it wherever it travels. One of my memories from the mid-1960s was a special train hauled by 'Flying Scotsman' that I travelled on from South Yorkshire to Farnborough in Hampshire for the air show held there every two years. A wonderful railtour and a marvelous air show - a super day out!

Ian

[Bill Davidson]

A wonderful ‘snatched’ image. And an interesting narrative.

[Granny7(Denise)]

Nice to hear about the new things since the renovations

[carol white]

A super capture

[Margaret Brown]

Super capture and info

[Dawn]

A nice capture

[Christine Sztukowski]

Nice to be able to get out again

[Judith Johnson]

A lovely glimpse of a National Treasure

[bkb in the city]

Very nice

[Babs]

I love this one. Good to hear you are feeling better now.

[John Falconer]

Lovely shot. I’m off to the Sydney Transport Museum this weeks.

[gloria jones]

Neat shot, info...Glad you are on the mend.

[Joan Robillard]

Very nice

[Pat]

Nice unusual shot, I like it!
Sorry to hear you’ve been ill and good to hear you’re over the worst.

[Cordiander]

Thanks for the interesting story. Take good care of yourself.

[Kathy A]

Nice shot. I hope you feel better soon

[Boxplayer]

Massively exciting

[Brian]

Love this and your story. 🙏full recovery

[Wylie]

bit of a different and interesting POV.

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely shot. Quite a surprise for you I would say to catch just in time through the window. I think the Flying Scotsman is well known around the world. I've heard about it though in Malta we do not have locomotives and I have seen ust a few while abroad.

[Catherine P]

Great capture

[Fisher Family]

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

I was quite fortunate to catch this shot. I knew Flying Scotsman was due to move from the museum at Shildon, to the Museum at York, but I had no idea of the date or time (though judging by the little crowd of photographers, others did.

Ian