Flying Scotsman

Author: Andrew Roden
Publisher: Aurum Press
ISBN: 9781781316139
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The incredible biography of the most famous steam locomotive in the world. Think of the Golden Age of Steam and one train leaps to mind above all others: the Flying Scotsman, Nigel Gresley’s elegant masterpiece of a locomotive. She broke the world speed record in 1934 and has enthralled millions with her beauty and power. Uniquely, her post-war career has been even more varied and exciting than her early triumphs. Now Andrew Roden tells the Scotsman’s remarkable story, from her construction and the glory days between the wars through the decline of steam and her rollercoaster fortunes in the subsequent years: nearly abandoned on a tour of the United States after the money ran out, crossing the Australian interior, then put up for sale yet again when the company that owned her went bankrupt in 2003. A massive public campaign saved her for the nation and the Flying Scotsman’s restoration began in 2005 at the National Railway Museum. With the aid of numerous interviews with those involved with the Scotsman over the years, Roden brings her story memorably to life. Above all, he asks: why do grown men risk their life savings to own her? Why do thousands of people still line the trackside when she’s due to race past? And just what is the eternal appeal of the Flying Scotsman?

The Flying Scotsman

Author:
Publisher: Old House Books
ISBN: 9781908402080
Category : Express trains
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Trains & Railways.

The Flying Scotsman

Author: Sally Magnusson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780752443522
Category : Missionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Eric Liddell is famous for being the man who would not compromise his religious principles and refused to compete in the Olympics on a Sunday - despite the fact that he was the red hot favourite for the gold. Instead, he entered a different event that was not being competed on the Sabbath...and won a gold anyway. One of Scotland's finest athletes, Liddell was feted throughout the United Kingdom. At the height of his fame, however, he slipped quietly out of the limelight to become a missionary in China, where he later came to an unpleasant end in a Japanese internment camp. Eric Liddell's remarkable story was the subject of the smash 1982 film "Chariots of Fire."

Flying Scotsman

Author: Philip Atkins
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN: 9781844257065
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The legendary '4472' - better known as the Flying Scotsman - receives the famous Haynes Manual treatment with the full co-operation of the National Railway Museum. Here is a unique perspective on what is involved in maintaining, operating and restoring this Class A3 Pacific, the first steam locomotive to achieve 100mph. This highly detailed manual, based around 4472's recent overhaul and subsequent return to main-line operation, also looks in detail at every aspect of its engineering and construction, providing a feast of information and insight.

Murder on the Flying Scotsman

Author: Carola Dunn
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312151756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
Murder On The Flying Scotsman.

The Flying Scotsman

Author: Brian Sharpe
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1845630904
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history.It has traveled across the USA and steamed across Australia, changed owners and color and sold for the highest price ever paid for a locomotive. Relive the great age of steam and follow the making of the legend that is apple green and called Flying Scotsman. An informative and highly illustrated account of British Steam engines and railways, which includes concise, appealing articles on locomotive development and industrial progress.

Flying Scotsman

Author: Brian Sharpe
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783409851
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history.It has travelled across the USA and steamed across Australia, changed owners and color and sold for the highest price ever paid for a locomotive. Relive the great age of steam and follow the making of the legend that is apple green and called Flying Scotsman. An informative and highly illustrated account of British Steam engines and railways, which includes concise, appealing articles on locomotive development and industrial progress.

David Coulthard

Author: Jim Dunn
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
ISBN: 9781852605308
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
David Coulthard, aged just 24 at the start of the 1995 season, is one of the most dynamic new talents to appear on the Grand Prix scene. This book charts his career to date.

The Flying Scotsman

Author: Bob Gwynne
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747809461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 57

Book Description
The Flying Scotsman is probably the most famous railway locomotive in the world. It first caused a sensation for its beauty and its speed in 1923, and it soon became a national icon. The fastest and most comfortable way of travelling between London and Scotland, The Flying Scotsman only got faster and more luxurious as competition from other routes, airlines, and the motor car threatened. From 1928 it began running non-stop, an achievement that earned it yet more attention. This superbly illustrated book celebrates the much-loved locomotive, the train that shared its name, the route it took, and how it captured the imagination of the nation.

Flying Scotsman

Author: Alan Pegler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711001787
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description