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Flying Scotsman

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by 73129, Aug 24, 2010.

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  1. Richard Roper

    Richard Roper Well-Known Member

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    Caption competition time!
    How about "Aye, see that? That's the Flying Scotsman, that is. My Grandad used to drive that when it broke world speed record of 155mph in 1890"

    Richard.
     
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    I thought that was Cornwall that did that? Well according to Steam Railway anyhows. ;)
     
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    The Locomotive was 100 on Monday Happy Birthday E1472!!!!
     
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  4. S.A.C. Martin

    S.A.C. Martin Part of the furniture

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    1472N, to be precise. She was then 1472, 4472, 502, 103, E103, 60103 in that order. Preservation she’s been all except 1472, 1472N and E103. :)
     
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  5. The Green Howards

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    I remember her in black at the NRM with different numbers on either side of the cab.

    To be 1472N again that would involve a *lot* of work - and I doubt it'd fit anywhere after that except the Nene Valley... (unless there's another Berne Gauge railway in the UK?)
     
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    Just a heads up that I have received. You can watch no.4472 in the 1929 film "The Flying Scotsman" on Sky channel 328 tomorrow afternoon (around 3pm I believe).

    A rare opportunity to see the film - I've never seen it so I am recording it whilst I am at work tomorrow.
     
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    Don't forget 98872...... ;-)
     
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    It's on Talking Pictures TV, the channel number of which varies according to platform but it's from 15:10 to 16:25, with a ten minute preamble by Melvyn Hayes at 15:00.
     
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    Thanks for the tip. I’m really enjoying this film! A slice of social history as well as some nice shots of 4472.

    Could do without all the funeral scheme ads in the breaks mind.
     
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  10. The Green Howards

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    I see the film has stuck to the hard drive (I should have recorded it on a VHS tape really - I still might!) so that's one for the weekend. Thinking back to the numbers FS has carried, I'm assuming that 1472N would have been in L&NER livery, the ampersand being quite important? I believe it never ran in GNR livery unlike 1470 and 1471.
     
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    That is correct, it was the first L.N.E.R. built locomotive.
     
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    I think a couple of A5s beat it out the door. 5003, 5006.
    However their livery was an odd mix of GCR green and red with L&NER lettering. They were LNER gauged with new cab windows iirc
     
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    Watched the film tonight; very 'light' entertainment but I noticed where it was filmed - what's now Elstree Film Studios, home to such films as Star Wars and The Shining.

    It did seem very odd seeing 4472 as a RHD A1!
     
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