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Flying Scotsman: The Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Famous Locomotive by Andrew Roden (Hardcover, 2015)
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Think of the Golden Age of Steam and one train leaps to mind above all others: the Flying Scotsman, Nigel Gresley's elegant masterpiece of a locomotive. She broke the world speed record in 1934 and has enthralled millions with her beauty and power. Uniquely, her post-war career has been even more varied and exciting than her early triumphs. Now Andrew Roden tells the Scotsman's remarkable story, from her construction and the glory days between the wars through the decline of steam and her rollercoaster fortunes in the subsequent years: nearly abandoned on a tour of the United States after the money ran out, crossing the Australian interior, then put up for sale yet again when the company that owned her went bankrupt in 2003. A massive public campaign saved her and the Flying Scotsman's restoration began in 2005 at the National Railway Museum in Britain. With the aid of numerous interviews with those involved with the Scotsman over the years, Roden brings her story memorably to life. With the aid of numerous interviews with those involved with the Scotsman over the years, Roden brings her story memorably to life. Above all, he asks: why do grown men risk their life savings to own her? Why do thousands of people still line the trackside when she's due to race past? And just what is the eternal appeal of the Flying Scotsman?Product Identifiers
PublisherAurum Press
ISBN-139781845133702
eBay Product ID (ePID)178271571
Product Key Features
Book TitleFlying Scotsman: the Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Famous Locomotive
AuthorAndrew Roden
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicRailway
Publication Year2015
Number of Pages272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAndrew Roden
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 22 Sep, 2020
great value product
great product for any train anorak.full history of train very enjoyableVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
