Flying Scotsman

Cost new £7994.00, Overhaul cost £4.2million money well spent ???

 

Any train spotters on here? We won't dobb you in!! Heh heh

 

Perhaps now they can make a start on its little brother 'Green Arrow' (also a 3 cylinder jobby!).
As is this ...

 

yes it is money well spent, a wonderful piece of history,

 

Definitely well spent - a real piece of our history. Better value than most over priced, under achieving lawn fairies! (sorry Premiership footballers).

 

Is that "Mallard" ?

 

Well I think it depends on whether you believe that protecting our history & engineering prowess (??) in this ever-changing,ever-challenging world is worth it ?

Personally I do. I believe it is important to remember that once "Made In Britain" really stood for something across the whole world.

 

Well, blow my steam pipe! It's full of spotters on 'ere

 

A majority of that money was privately funded, sir Mcalpine rescuing it from an American impound due to the owners going bust, why we let these things go abroad I don't know, although the yanks have preserved the queen Mary! Which I doubt would have happened here.

 

I think the pot is empty

 

That's what I thought it was

 

Bit of a polluter though, have you ever travelled behind a steamer

 

Ditto

 

Made in Great Britain even

 

Could not afford to put all carriages in same livery probably even on loan

 

Thats worrying, was anyone with you that's scary HT

 

'Tis 60009 'Union of South Africa'. Same class though.

This isn't ....

 

This is the green arrow Steve are there 2 of them

 

Steve here's another picture of the old girl in LMS livery, same colour as my speed four

 

Is that the ship or train