Greeting Card The Flying Scotsman

Greeting Card The Flying Scotsman. A5 size Greeting Card with a photograph of the world famous ‘Flying Scotsman’ steam locomotive. This locomotive was named after The Flying Scotsman, train service which was LNER’s express, non-stop service operating between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh station. This photograph was taken at Grosmont Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in 2016. The Flying Scotsman locomotive is shown here while it is been shunted around at Grosmont, so that the locomotive is facing the front, ready to haul it’s next scheduled service, heading off to Pickering Station and back. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway was the first preserved railway to operate the engine after its 10 year restoration project was complete. We were lucky enough to have booked tickets to travel behind this famous steam locomotive. Every station platform, footbridge and vantage point along the railway was packed with onlookers and photographers, all wanting to get a look at the world’s most famous steam locomotive.

The locomotive was the first to be recorded at reaching 100mph in 1934. Flying Scotsman, then set a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679 km) on 8 August 1989 while in Australia on tour. Flying Scotsman started operating with the LNER as an A1 class pacific locomotive, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1923. It was later rebuilt as an updated A3 class design in 1947. It first carried the number 4472, then when British Railways were formed, it was re-numbered 10603, in 1948. It is this number and the British Railways green paint work that is shown in this photograph.

Greeting Card The Flying Scotsman, is an A5, 210x148mm size card. It comes with a white envelope and is cello bagged.

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