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9780752494470 English 0752494473 Everyone knows the name Flying Scotsman but not everyone knows the history of this world-famous locomotive. Here Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, beginning with the Great Northern Railway years, through LNER, BR, Alan Peglar and beyond, right to the National Railway Museum's acquisition of it in 2004 and the restoration process since then. Complete with stunning black-and-white and colour illustrations, and with the return of this great locomotive back to mainline tour usage imminent, this is the perfect package to allow Flying Scotsman enthusiasts old and new to get a real taste of the rich history of the nation's favourite steam locomotive., How and why "Flying Scotsman" became the most famous steam locomotive in the worldEveryone knows the name "Flying Scotsman" but not everyone knows the history of this world-famous locomotive. Here Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, beginning with the Great Northern Railway years, through LNER, BR, Alan Pegler, and beyond, right to the National Railway Museum's acquisition of it in 2004 and the restoration process since then. Complete with stunning black-and-white and color illustrations, and with the return of this great locomotive back to mainline tour usage imminent, this is the perfect package to allow "Flying Scotsman" enthusiasts old and new to get a real taste of the rich history of this favorite steam locomotive., The name Flying Scotsman is renowned across the world, but the detailed story of the globally famous locomotive is often less well known. In this illustrated history, James S. Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, documenting years of public and private ownership, from the Great Northern Railway in the early days, right through LNER and British Railways possession, to the tenure of Alan Pegler, Sir William McAlphine, Pete Waterman and beyond. With the engine having been aquired by the National Railway Museum in 2004, the future looks secure, with the current restoration process approaching completion. Complete with stunning black-and-white and colour illustrations, and with the newly overhauled engine being prepared to return to mainline tour usage, this is the perfect package to allow Flying Scotsman enthusiasts, young and old, to get a real taste of the rich history of the 'most famous steam locomotive in the world'.
9780752494470 English 0752494473 Everyone knows the name Flying Scotsman but not everyone knows the history of this world-famous locomotive. Here Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, beginning with the Great Northern Railway years, through LNER, BR, Alan Peglar and beyond, right to the National Railway Museum's acquisition of it in 2004 and the restoration process since then. Complete with stunning black-and-white and colour illustrations, and with the return of this great locomotive back to mainline tour usage imminent, this is the perfect package to allow Flying Scotsman enthusiasts old and new to get a real taste of the rich history of the nation's favourite steam locomotive., How and why "Flying Scotsman" became the most famous steam locomotive in the worldEveryone knows the name "Flying Scotsman" but not everyone knows the history of this world-famous locomotive. Here Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, beginning with the Great Northern Railway years, through LNER, BR, Alan Pegler, and beyond, right to the National Railway Museum's acquisition of it in 2004 and the restoration process since then. Complete with stunning black-and-white and color illustrations, and with the return of this great locomotive back to mainline tour usage imminent, this is the perfect package to allow "Flying Scotsman" enthusiasts old and new to get a real taste of the rich history of this favorite steam locomotive., The name Flying Scotsman is renowned across the world, but the detailed story of the globally famous locomotive is often less well known. In this illustrated history, James S. Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, documenting years of public and private ownership, from the Great Northern Railway in the early days, right through LNER and British Railways possession, to the tenure of Alan Pegler, Sir William McAlphine, Pete Waterman and beyond. With the engine having been aquired by the National Railway Museum in 2004, the future looks secure, with the current restoration process approaching completion. Complete with stunning black-and-white and colour illustrations, and with the newly overhauled engine being prepared to return to mainline tour usage, this is the perfect package to allow Flying Scotsman enthusiasts, young and old, to get a real taste of the rich history of the 'most famous steam locomotive in the world'.