Centenary Weekender
Quite by chance at lunchtime I looked at the rail tour timetables and noticed that there was one on its way. With only about an hour's notice I decided to head out to Drem, and then decided that was a bit far, so I opted for my usual location of Crookston Road by Inveresk. Quite a few people turned up to see Class A3 4472/60103 Flying Scotsman hauling the 1Z48 day two of the five-day The Flying Scotsman Centenary Weekender from York to Waverley.
The loco left York on time but was 2 minutes down before it had even reached Skelton Bridge, a mere four miles north. It was 12 late at Newcastle but with good driving and no little amount of helpful timetablery it was only 3 late at Berwick. That slipped to 6 late by the time it reached Wallyford, and 10 minutes at Waverley. But Flying Scotsman is the most famous engine in the world and it can do what it likes.
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Centenary Weekender
Quite by chance at lunchtime I looked at the rail tour timetables and noticed that there was one on its way. With only about an hour's notice I decided to head out to Drem, and then decided that was a bit far, so I opted for my usual location of Crookston Road by Inveresk. Quite a few people turned up to see Class A3 4472/60103 Flying Scotsman hauling the 1Z48 day two of the five-day The Flying Scotsman Centenary Weekender from York to Waverley.
The loco left York on time but was 2 minutes down before it had even reached Skelton Bridge, a mere four miles north. It was 12 late at Newcastle but with good driving and no little amount of helpful timetablery it was only 3 late at Berwick. That slipped to 6 late by the time it reached Wallyford, and 10 minutes at Waverley. But Flying Scotsman is the most famous engine in the world and it can do what it likes.
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