Flying Scotsman back on the rails.

Run_to_da_hills

"rainspotters were transported back to the golden age of rail travel today as a prime specimen of steam engineering thundered through the Yorkshire countryside. Vintage steam trains will be on show along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway after the wheels were put in motion for the Spring Steam Gala, which kicked off with a special outing for the famous Flying Scotsman service. The line will play host to ten different steam engines over the course of two long weekends this month".

Not often one would have the oppertunity to see two together at the same time, If only they had something like that over here, :mad:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139591/Full-steam-ahead-Golden-age-rail-travel-brought-life-Flying-Scotsman-service-charges-Yorkshire-Moors.html

lord lucan

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

"rainspotters were transported

No need to go to the UK for that,we get plenty here.:pac:

corktina

Both locos owned by the same man unless im much mistaken who also several others...Jeremy Hosking, a steam man who puts his money where his mouth is!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hosking

Just look at that list...A King A Castle A Hall Royal Scot a West Country, TWO Merchant Navies and many more!

corktina

PS the Flying Scotsman referred to here is the TRAIN not the loco which is currrently the subject of a multi-million rebuild at the York National Railway Museum.

A Dub in Glasgo

Flying Scotsman train service

Flying Scotsman locomotive

dmcronin

Dear God, cliches all over place, all its missing is a 'light at end of the tunnel' quip.

Its just the headboard, like. Dumb-ass journalists.