Stunning pictures of the Flying Scotsman and the golden age of steam
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN, 1964
The Flying Scotsman was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley and so called after the London to Edinburgh rail service which started daily at 10am in 1862.
PLANE AND TRAIN.... BUT NO AUTOMOBILE
An Air Express, the Imperial Airways latest machine, flies over the Flying Scotsman at Welwyn, Hertforshire.
SCHOOL BOY DREAM: DRIVER OF THE FLYING SCOTSMAN
What young boy doesn't dream about becoming train driver? This one grew up and got lucky.
READY FOR ACTION
The Flying Scotsman in Shildon in 1975.
STANIER 5 LOCOMOTIVE
A Stanier 5 locomotive seen here leaving Paragon Station on a cold wintry morning, December 1981.
CLEANING THE WHEELS
Railway worker cleans the sign on the wheels on the Flying Scotsman.
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
Number 34021 'Dartmoor' a Bulleid Pacific locomotive of the West Country Class, emerging from a tunnel during its final journey from Wiltshire to London, before retirement, 1967.
FIRE UP THE ENGINE
The sheer excitement of a steam express train running at speed is caught in this magical evening photo of ex-GWR Castle class No. 7001 Sir James Milne racing at dusk through the London suburbs on the 7.10pm London to Birmingham, March 1950.
FLYING SCOTSMAN CREW RE-FUELLING
The crew of The Flying Scotsman re-coaling the engine following her journey from Tyseley depot to Didcot, Oxfordshire. June 1974.
WEST OF ENGLAND AND SCILLY ISLES FLOWER SPECIAL ARRIVING AT PADDINGTON
West of England and Scilly Isles Flower Special arriving at Paddington Station in the early hours of the morning, February 1937. The train brings daffodils and other spring flowers up from the West Country.
WHEELS IN MOTION
The wheels of a steam train as it travels from Perth northwards to Forres in Morayshire, 1950.
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN LEAVES KING'S CROSS
The Flying Scotsman leaving Kings Cross station in London on its initial non stop run to Scotland, May 1928.
ROYAL BORDER BRIDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND
Designed by Robert Stephenson, the Royal Border Bridge at Berwick, Northumberland, spans the River Tweed and construction was completed in 1850.
REFLECTION OF A GORGE IN A CARRIAGE WINDOW
Train Passing through a gorge, with the rock face of the gorge dramatically reflected in the carriage window.
STEAM UNDER THE BRIDGE
LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman, arriving at Banbury Station. December, 1985.
THE CREW - IT TOOK MANY MEN TO RUN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BEAST
The crew of an steam locomotive pose beside the engine at Stafford Road sheds, taken about 1900.
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET STATION
Trains at the platforms at Birmingham New Street Station, circa 1890.A RELIEF
A RELIEF TRAIN STRUGGLES THROUGH THE BIG FREEZE
In the infamous big freeze of winter 1947, the Scottish Highlands suffered particularly badly and the railways were an invaluable lifeline. Here a relief train reaches the last snow drift blocking the track to Corrour. The half-buried telegraph pole shows how deep the snowfall was!
STEAM TRAIN NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ABERGYNOLWYN
The Talyllyn railway line runs for 7.25 miles from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast, to Nant Gwerno,l near the village of Abergynolwyn. This steam train was snapped here during the 1920s.
REFRESHMENT TROLLEY WOULD BE PUSHED UP THE PLATFORM
A passenger onboard is served a cup of tea from the window of his carriage, May 1949.
STEAM ENVELOPS THE TANK ENGINE
Standard tank engine number 80079 covered in steam on the Bridgenorth to Kidderminster line. March, 1989.
CHOO- CHOO THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE
A steam train chugs its way through the countryside on Tanfield Railway.
OFF THE TRACKS - THE FLYING SCOTSMAN IS AIR LITED
The Flying Scotsman being loaded on board the Saxonia by the floating crane in Liverpool Docks. September 1969.
