Anyone Here Happen to See the Flying Scotsman

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Anyone Here Happen to See the Flying Scotsman

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The locomotive type, I mean. I saw a BBC article it's in service again.
If you have any photos , please post them up.

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Here you go Joe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12JrnGKNb6Q

Lots of links to other video clips from that page.
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Re: Anyone Here Happen to See the Flying Scotsman

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Thanks for that link, Colin,
Perhaps someone (one of our members) will post up a personal experience. ..

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Colin, some spectacular videos in that link, thanks for posting. :thumbsup:

The Flying Scotsman did his first run from London to York today. What a beauty !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yo ... e-35653416

A question for them that know; what are the large vertical plates in each side of the boiler's front end for ? They are often seen on steam locomotives, and have been added to the Flying Scotsman during restoration. Something to do with air flow maybe ?

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The plates are smoke deflectors used to lift the smoke away from the drivers eye-line to allow him to sight signals etc better. They are not a restoration addition but were added to the class in the 50's after changes to the chimney and blast pipes made them necessary for safety.

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Re: Anyone Here Happen to See the Flying Scotsman

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It's good to see the restored Flying Scotsman on the mainline again.

This is a film by LMS (London Midland and Scottish) Railway about building a steam locomotive in their Crewe works in the 1930s:

https://youtu.be/hRsYIiUxZeQ

It looks damn dangerous. I hope Joe likes the narrator's accent. :lol:

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Ah, that was easy, Jon... See.. - Tony, (techy... Ambulance Image driver , paramedic, learnt me well good, man..
It's all in the vowels. :agree:
Unless they speak Scot, Welch, Parts of Ireland, .... Etc.
Then , :dunno: "good luck" with that , .... :wasntme:

.....' thanks for the updates, info and links.

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fighterpilot wrote:The plates are smoke deflectors used to lift the smoke away from the drivers eye-line to allow him to sight signals etc better. They are not a restoration addition but were added to the class in the 50's after changes to the chimney and blast pipes made them necessary for safety.
Thanks for that. All is explained.

P.s a Steam locomotive is always a she!
Right, okay. The Flying Scotsman is a she. ;)

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Re: Anyone Here Happen to See the Flying Scotsman

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It's a she. It's called the flying Dutchman cause a Dutchman went flying off her after insulting a Scot!

Whatnit? :worried: ....actually, I can't back that up ... :wasntme:

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Re: Anyone Here Happen to See the Flying Scotsman

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Actually, Joe, Dutch land is a couple of inches away from Scotland on my globe, though I must admit, a few centimeters in my atlas.

I've warned you about those things that you sprinkle on your breakfast before.
The Flying Dutchman is supposedly the captain of a ghost ship.
Remember, Joe, you are real, and we know where you live, so - BEHAVE YOURSELF!

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