Flying Scotsman

The Legend Lives On

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, History
Cover of the book Flying Scotsman by Brian  Sharpe, Wharncliffe
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Author: Brian Sharpe ISBN: 9781783409853
Publisher: Wharncliffe Publication: September 19, 2009
Imprint: Wharncliffe Language: English
Author: Brian Sharpe
ISBN: 9781783409853
Publisher: Wharncliffe
Publication: September 19, 2009
Imprint: Wharncliffe
Language: English

From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history.

It has traveled across the USA and steamed across Australia, changed owners and color and sold for the highest price ever paid for a locomotive. Relive the great age of steam and follow the making of the legend that is apple green and called Flying Scotsman. An informative and highly illustrated account of British Steam engines and railways, which includes concise, appealing articles on locomotive development and industrial progress.

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From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history.

It has traveled across the USA and steamed across Australia, changed owners and color and sold for the highest price ever paid for a locomotive. Relive the great age of steam and follow the making of the legend that is apple green and called Flying Scotsman. An informative and highly illustrated account of British Steam engines and railways, which includes concise, appealing articles on locomotive development and industrial progress.

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