Flying Scotsman

Any train spotters on here? We won't dobb you in!! Heh heh

 

Perhaps now they can make a start on its little brother 'Green Arrow' (also a 3 cylinder jobby!).
As is this ...

 

yes it is money well spent, a wonderful piece of history,

 

Definitely well spent - a real piece of our history. Better value than most over priced, under achieving lawn fairies! (sorry Premiership footballers).

 

Is that "Mallard" ?

 

Well I think it depends on whether you believe that protecting our history & engineering prowess (??) in this ever-changing,ever-challenging world is worth it ?

Personally I do. I believe it is important to remember that once "Made In Britain" really stood for something across the whole world.

 

Well, blow my steam pipe! It's full of spotters on 'ere

 

A majority of that money was privately funded, sir Mcalpine rescuing it from an American impound due to the owners going bust, why we let these things go abroad I don't know, although the yanks have preserved the queen Mary! Which I doubt would have happened here.

 

'Tis 60009 'Union of South Africa'. Same class though.

This isn't ....