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Happy 100th Birthday Flying Scotsman
Happy 100th Birthday Flying Scotsman!
Flying Scotsman was built at Doncaster works as the first A1 Pacific built by the newly formed London & North Eastern Railway. Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley Flying Scotsman appeared with its original number of 1472 and released into traffic on February 24th 1923. 1472 was given the name Flying Scotsman after the LNER's 10AM Lodon Kings Cross- Edinburgh service and exhibited at the British empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. The loco was renumbered to 4472 during the same year. On May 1st 1928 4472 Flying Scotsman became the first locomotive to run non-stop from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, a distance of 393 miles, at this time a world record for a non-stop run, the first of many records the loco set. November 30th 1934 saw Flying Scotsman achieve 100mph – the first steam locomotive in the world to officially hit the magic ton, the Great Western Railways 3440 City of Truro reportedly hit 102.3mph in 1904, but this has never been proven. The Fastest steam locomotive in the World is 4468 Mallard, which set a record of 126mph in July 1938. The current world speed record for rail is 375mph. In January 1946 4472 became 502 under a re-numbering programme, but when the railways were nationalised in 1948, the loco became 103, and then 60103 in December 1948. The loco was withdrawn from British Railways service on January 14th 1963, working its last service from London Kings Cross to Doncaster. Alan Pegler saved the loco from the scrap man, puchasing the loco for £3,000 from BR and from 1968 to 1971 Flying Scotsman was the only steam locomotive allowed to work on the main line in the UK. In 1968 the loco repeated its non-stop London – Edinburgh run for one last time before in 1969 to loco crossed the Atlantic and visited North America. After clocking up over 15,000 miles, the loco and owner found themselves in San Fransisco, the owner having to sell the loco to due to bankruptcy. Sadly Alan Pegler died in 2012. The new owner, Bill McAlpine quickly got the loco back to the UK before the bailiffs could get their hands on it and return it to the UK. In 1988, Flying Scotsman became the first loco to circumnavigate the globe when it visited Australia. 4472 set another world record when it was down under, by achieving the longest non-stop run ever by a steam loco, a distance of 422 miles. Sir Bill McAlpine sadly died in 2018. In 1996 The loco was sold to DR Tony Marchington for £1.5million who overhauled the loco again to mainline standards, running it until 2004 when the bailiffs were again on the door step. Dr Marchington died in 2011. The National Railway Museum puchased the engine for around £2.3million and after a restoration that has taken 10 years and £4.2million, the loco is now back in business and back on the mainline. Happy 100th Birthday.
Pic: mine of 60103 at the Eat Lancashire Railway in 2016.
Happy 100th Birthday Flying Scotsman
Happy 100th Birthday Flying Scotsman!
Flying Scotsman was built at Doncaster works as the first A1 Pacific built by the newly formed London & North Eastern Railway. Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley Flying Scotsman appeared with its original number of 1472 and released into traffic on February 24th 1923. 1472 was given the name Flying Scotsman after the LNER's 10AM Lodon Kings Cross- Edinburgh service and exhibited at the British empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. The loco was renumbered to 4472 during the same year. On May 1st 1928 4472 Flying Scotsman became the first locomotive to run non-stop from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, a distance of 393 miles, at this time a world record for a non-stop run, the first of many records the loco set. November 30th 1934 saw Flying Scotsman achieve 100mph – the first steam locomotive in the world to officially hit the magic ton, the Great Western Railways 3440 City of Truro reportedly hit 102.3mph in 1904, but this has never been proven. The Fastest steam locomotive in the World is 4468 Mallard, which set a record of 126mph in July 1938. The current world speed record for rail is 375mph. In January 1946 4472 became 502 under a re-numbering programme, but when the railways were nationalised in 1948, the loco became 103, and then 60103 in December 1948. The loco was withdrawn from British Railways service on January 14th 1963, working its last service from London Kings Cross to Doncaster. Alan Pegler saved the loco from the scrap man, puchasing the loco for £3,000 from BR and from 1968 to 1971 Flying Scotsman was the only steam locomotive allowed to work on the main line in the UK. In 1968 the loco repeated its non-stop London – Edinburgh run for one last time before in 1969 to loco crossed the Atlantic and visited North America. After clocking up over 15,000 miles, the loco and owner found themselves in San Fransisco, the owner having to sell the loco to due to bankruptcy. Sadly Alan Pegler died in 2012. The new owner, Bill McAlpine quickly got the loco back to the UK before the bailiffs could get their hands on it and return it to the UK. In 1988, Flying Scotsman became the first loco to circumnavigate the globe when it visited Australia. 4472 set another world record when it was down under, by achieving the longest non-stop run ever by a steam loco, a distance of 422 miles. Sir Bill McAlpine sadly died in 2018. In 1996 The loco was sold to DR Tony Marchington for £1.5million who overhauled the loco again to mainline standards, running it until 2004 when the bailiffs were again on the door step. Dr Marchington died in 2011. The National Railway Museum puchased the engine for around £2.3million and after a restoration that has taken 10 years and £4.2million, the loco is now back in business and back on the mainline. Happy 100th Birthday.
Pic: mine of 60103 at the Eat Lancashire Railway in 2016.