December Gallery

Flying Scotsman, 1944

The Flying Scotsman hauled by an A1 class 4-6-2 locomotive number 4472 Flying Scotsman at Hadley Wood, 17 December 1944. The Flying Scotsman train left London King's Cross every morning at 10.00 am and arrived in Edinburgh around 7 hours later. The train offered a range of facilities on board. It was often hauled by the locomotive of the same name

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A4 class locomotive, 1957

Driver attaching the nameplate to an A4 class 4-6-2 locomotive number 60015 Quicksilver, which is pulling The Fair Maid train, 3 September 1957. The Fair Maid train took passengers from London to Edinburgh, setting off at 7.50 am and arriving at 2.36 pm in Edinburgh Waverley station. The train was originally named the Talisman, but the name was changed in 1957, and changed back in 1958

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