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‘Flying Scotsman’ returning to service soon
Is the PRR 4-4-2 run over 100 mph much earlier considered unverified?
Should have been back in service on rail tour duty on 23rd of January but had problems with its safety/ brake interface. This machine has nearly bankrupt every one whose owned it. The NR M at York has focused all its energy on this machine to the detriment of the other exhibits it owns.
The locomotive was given the name “Flying Scotsman” after the train for its time on display at Wembley in 1923 (and 1924). The name was an accepted unofficial name for the East Coast service between London and Edinburgh, but was later made an official name for the train. However, the non-stop service was not introduced until 1928, more than four years after the locomotive was named. Modifications to the locomotive’s valve gear to improve its economy and corridor tenders were required for the through non-stop service. However “Flying Scotsman” did work the first through non -stop service in the northbound direction in 1928. As to verification of the speed record, I believe it was the first train to reach 100 MPH with a dynamometer car measuring power and speed, thus documenting the speed on a paper tape from a pen recorder.
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Made its debut on Sat 6 taking the Cumbrian Mountain Express from Carnforth to Carlisle via Shap and returning via the Settle & Carlisle.
I plan to see it in May when I’m over there. I sat in the fireman’s seat in Penn Station in 1969 on the Alan Pegler trip.