F.Sparke, District Locomotive Running Supt at King’s Cross, the Station Master squeezed into the background despite his ‘Topper’, O. It was the third of a class of steam locomotives that would eventually number 79 engines and did not originally even carry a name. However I shall do my best and also introduce a thought or two of my own, maybe of interest, maybe amusing, so we shall see. In the rare instance your booking cannot be fulfilled for any reason, such as the operator cancelling a journey or anything else beyond our control, we will be in touch with alternative options or will refund your payment. We had the good fortune to both get into the cab and ride behind this famous engine while it was at the keighley worth valley railway.

This highly anticipated journey hauled by a legend of the railway sets off with a sparkling Mimosa cocktail as you take to your comfortable armchair seat.We are able to send untracked parcels to bona fide PO Box addresses, friends and family members and to work addresses. You will be served a delightful three-course brunch by the liveried stewards, your surroundings take you back to the era of the Golden Age of Travel.

He retired in 2011 to focus more fully on writing biographies and books related to military, aviation and engineering matters. Arriving in the cab of the A4 and without more ado, I opened the gate, took the spare blade, walked into the tender and then shovelled and shovelled until all the coal was within easy reach. It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you. To hire Flying Scotsman for your own event, please contact Amy Harbour at the National Railway Museum.Excellent condition – no visible damage or wear and tear, just a date stamp on the inside first page (5850 NOV 69).

This book was a must have to round off the event and I purchased one during the event and then purchased another from the Science Museum for my brother. Throughout her life she has been feted and glamorised far more than any of her sisters and yet when appearing from the LNER Works at Doncaster in 1923 she was just another member of the class, but at some stage, early in her career, she acquired star status and to this day has not lost it. However in 1934, it was the turn of 4472 ( see here) and its regular crew, Bill Sparshatt and fireman R. This book tells the inspiring tale of a young woman following her dreams in the golden age of steam travel – with beautiful illustrations throughout.During the golden age of railway travel in the 1920s and 1930s The Flying Scotsman was synonymous with speed and the highest standards of comfort and service. If there is going to be a significant delay (more than 10 working days), we will contact you and, where possible, give you an estimated dispatch time. It was briefly the only main line steam engine running in the whole of Britain, and it has travelled across the Atlantic and across America. In the photograph here, Sparshatt is, about to do the outside oiling, which is fair enough but if you look closely, you will see that he has no overall trousers on and to a loco man, this means only one thing—that he won’t be going underneath to fill the middle big-end and his fireman has to do the job.

R, had not then grasped the importance of using long lap, long travel piston valves and then a much more refined method of driving. In January 1933, The Railway Magazine published a similar paragraph to that here but included the names of the group. As The Flying Scotsman takes you towards the Scottish capital from York station (from Darlington to York the journey is diesel hauled).What if Dad was asked to attempt to break a speed record with Flying Scotsman’s journey to Edinburgh? Her dad is the famous train’s driver, and every year her favourite birthday treat is a trip to see him at work. By booking a journey you agree to these terms, the terms set out by each individual operator and our cancellation policy. At Retford, after the third draw-up, the Grantham A1 would be standing on the turn-out onto the through road and then refuse, time after time, to get away.