Sunday 15 May 2016

The Worlds most famous steam locomotive returns to Scotland...

BBC News pic...

8.34pm on Saturday evening the rails at East Fortune`s  `Railway Bend` on the East Coast mainline rattled to the noise of a famous steam engine pulling up the hill from East Linton and a whip of steam No 60103  roared past on it`s way to Edinburgh...a fantastic sight, noise and smell...


The first UK locomotive to break the passenger train 100mph speed barrier in 1934, it was in service from Edinburgh to London`s east coast line until it was retired by British Rail in 1963...


The Flying Scotsman cost £7,944 in 1922 to build,   the recent restoration cost £4.2 Million..


Worth every penny and happy to have made a £10 on line donation last year to the restoration fundraiser,  and now to see it roar through East Lothian again..


Here is a nice film on YouTube this weekend of 60103 Flying Scotsman heading north to Scotland...



More soon...

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