Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful picture, Doug. Did you know that the Flying Scotsman is older than the UR Leica or that it was the first steam locomotive to exceed 100 mph on a regularly scheduled run? Wikipedia has a very interesting piece on this example of mechanical pulchritude. Think of all you can learn by reading the LUG. Here is the start of the Wikipedia article. Larry Z The LNER <javascript:searchWiki(> Class A3 <javascript:searchWiki(> Pacific<javascript:searchWiki(> locomotive <javascript:searchWiki(> no. *4472 "Flying Scotsman"*(originally no. 1472) was built in 1923 <javascript:searchWiki(> for the London and North Eastern Railway <javascript:searchWiki(> (LNER) at Doncaster Works<javascript:searchWiki(>to a design of H.N. Gresley <javascript:searchWiki(>. It was employed on long-distance express trains on the LNER and its successors, British Railways Eastern and North-Eastern Regions, notably the 10am London to Edinburgh Flying Scotsman<javascript:searchWiki(>service after which this locomotive was named. In its career 4472 "Flying Scotsman" has travelled 2,000,000 miles (3,200,000 km). > > > > On 18 Aug 2009, at 09:25, Douglas Sharp wrote: > > > >> Currently under repair and hopefully back in service in 2010. > >> > >> The Flying Scotsman in York Station pulling a special to Scarborough > >> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/111332-2/Flying_Scotsman_York.jpg > >> > >> A slide shot in 2007 > >> > >> Hope you like it > >> Douglas > >> >