Story of The Flying Scotsman

A richly Illustrated and insightful history of an icon of British engineering: the Flying Scotsman. Presented in a compact, accessible format, chapters trace the history – and legend – of this much-loved locomotive. Built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway as No. 1472; discover the speed trials and varied career of LNER Class A3 Pacific Steam loco No. 4472 (as it became). Chapters explore the designs of Herbert Nigel Gresley; locomotive classes; the history of ‘The Flying Scotsman’ name; the 1963 retirement and the even more fairytale history of how the iconic loco came to be saved, eventually preserved for the nation by the National Railway Museum. With atmospheric and nostalgic photographs throughout, this concise history will delight railway enthusiasts or anyone who recalls fondly the age of steam.

Hardback
16cm sq
143 pages
Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs
FSC accredited paper