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Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 3:05 pm
by Percy Main
Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 3:31 pm
by S.A.C. Martin
Percy Main wrote:Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Yes, definitely, many times! It pulled the first non-stop one - pretty famous for doing so in 1928.
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 6:12 am
by Malcolm
Famous photo.
Malcolm
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 4:03 pm
by JJC
[quote="Simierski"][quote="Percy Main"]Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the [i]Flying Scotsman[/i]?[/quote]
Yes, definitely, many times! It pulled the first non-stop one - pretty famous for doing so in 1928.[/quote]
Everybody makes this statement but it's only true if you add 'from London to Edinburgh'. It always seems to be forgotten that simultaneously 'Shotover' also pulled the first non-stop, but from Edinburgh to London. One wonders why it's only the north bound one thats remembered?
Jeremy
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 4:27 pm
by 52A
Kings Cross is the centre of the railway universe!
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:27 pm
by S.A.C. Martin
JJC wrote:Simierski wrote:Percy Main wrote:Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Yes, definitely, many times! It pulled the first non-stop one - pretty famous for doing so in 1928.
Everybody makes this statement but it's only true if you add 'from London to Edinburgh'. It always seems to be forgotten that simultaneously 'Shotover' also pulled the first non-stop, but from Edinburgh to London. One wonders why it's only the north bound one thats remembered?
Jeremy
Jeremy, the question was "did the Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?" I believe I answered that rather succinctly.
The north bound train is normally remembered because it had 4472 at the head of its train, and was the much more publicized - and as far as my quick net research allows - the more photographed of the two trains.
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:01 pm
by 65447
JJC wrote:
Everybody makes this statement but it's only true if you add 'from London to Edinburgh'. It always seems to be forgotten that simultaneously 'Shotover' also pulled the first non-stop, but from Edinburgh to London. One wonders why it's only the north bound one thats remembered?
Jeremy
Probably because Wee 'Eck Salmond wasn't born yet...
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:43 am
by CVR1865
Does anyone have a picture of Shotover on the southbound leg?
I was planning on repainting and renumbering a Hornby 4472 into another member of the fleet, I think we have a candidate.
Simon
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:03 pm
by Blink Bonny
Follow this link, CVR 1865...
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/details/1113879/
Should do the trick!
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:27 pm
by Malcolm
Fantastic! How on earth did you come across that?
Malcolm
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:23 pm
by CVR1865
My sentiments too. I looked through Yeadons and only found one shot of her and that was on shed highlighting the tender.
Thanks very much.
Simon
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:18 pm
by Deepol
40 years apart. 4472 on the original non stop run and re-enacting it in 1968.
Re: Did 4472 Flying Scotsman ever pull the Flying Scotsman?
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:22 pm
by Blink Bonny
Malcolm wrote:
Fantastic! How on earth did you come across that?
Malcolm
Ay up!
Google is a wonderful tool.
