FLYING SCOTSMAN, and other things.

By Stanley R. White
Published on March 1, 1970
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Showman's Road Locomotive, Holland Burrell ''Dreadnought.'' Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
Showman's Road Locomotive, Holland Burrell ''Dreadnought.'' Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
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Andrew Barclay 0-4-0. Built in 1905 at Kilmarnock, Scotland. Works No. 1047. Saddle tank. Cylinder 14'' bore and 22'' stroke. Wheels 3' 5'' diameters. Used for hauling iron ore from quarries to main line. Storefield mines of the South Durham Steel and Ir
Andrew Barclay 0-4-0. Built in 1905 at Kilmarnock, Scotland. Works No. 1047. Saddle tank. Cylinder 14'' bore and 22'' stroke. Wheels 3' 5'' diameters. Used for hauling iron ore from quarries to main line. Storefield mines of the South Durham Steel and Ir
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''Flying Scotsman'' passes through Peterborough Station Northamptonshire, England in October 1968. Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. What a thrill that was! I have seen 4472 many times since
''Flying Scotsman'' passes through Peterborough Station Northamptonshire, England in October 1968. Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. What a thrill that was! I have seen 4472 many times since
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''Flying Scotsman'' approaching Blue Bridge in March, 1968. Note the wisp of steam over the cab it came from the whistle. Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
''Flying Scotsman'' approaching Blue Bridge in March, 1968. Note the wisp of steam over the cab it came from the whistle. Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
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A line-up of ''Lesney'' steam models. Left to right: Sentinal steam wagon, steam roller, agricultural engine and Showmen's Road Locomotive. Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
A line-up of ''Lesney'' steam models. Left to right: Sentinal steam wagon, steam roller, agricultural engine and Showmen's Road Locomotive. Courtesy of Stanley R. White, 57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.

57, Stanley Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire,
England.

By the time this appears in print, steaming somewhere down the
Eastern side of the U.S.A. will be one of the most famous of the
old Steam Express Passenger Locomotives of the British Isle,
‘London North Eastern Railway’ number 4472 ‘Flying

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