1969 - 'Scotsman and a Wolseley..
Preserved ex-LNER Gresley A3 pacific 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'' taking on water at Thetford, during the Flying Scotsman Enterprises/Alan Bloom Special to Bressingham Gardens, in May 1969. The trip included the option of Pullman accommodation.
The water tanker is in the background on the right, and a 'duotone' Wolesley 1500 is parked on the grass.
4472 was shipped to the USA in September 1969, and nearly didn't come back, but was rescued in 1973 and returned to the UK. Today (2019) the loco is in 1963 BR condition, as 60103, and operating on UK mainline and preserved railways. The signal box still exists, but is boarded up.
Original slide - photographer unknown
1969 - 'Scotsman and a Wolseley..
Preserved ex-LNER Gresley A3 pacific 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'' taking on water at Thetford, during the Flying Scotsman Enterprises/Alan Bloom Special to Bressingham Gardens, in May 1969. The trip included the option of Pullman accommodation.
The water tanker is in the background on the right, and a 'duotone' Wolesley 1500 is parked on the grass.
4472 was shipped to the USA in September 1969, and nearly didn't come back, but was rescued in 1973 and returned to the UK. Today (2019) the loco is in 1963 BR condition, as 60103, and operating on UK mainline and preserved railways. The signal box still exists, but is boarded up.
Original slide - photographer unknown