What in your opinion is THE most famous locomotive in history? (Not your personal favourite, and not just your favourite American locomotive - but the most famous in the world) Some ideas…
The Rocket
Flying Scotsman
Mallard
Locomotion
Stourbridge Lion
Puffing Billy
Best Friend of Charleston
The General
Tom Thumb
ETc.
The original CB&Q Zephyr engine that ran Denver to Chicago in record time.
IC 382, Casey Jones’s locomotive.
how 'bout the good ole Santa Fe Warbonnet F-unit we all had as kids?
As I expected this is turning into the usual America is Best type of thread. Come on guys, the MOST FAMOUS LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD not your personal favourite!!! None of the choices so far would even rate anywhere else but the US. Can’t we think outside the box, just this once.
Most famous in the world. as of now, Id say TGV, Eurostar, or Shinkansen. AT&SF is a good call though too
Maybe its my fault for not making myself clear…but I’m referring to a SINGLE famous locomotive, not a train or a class per se. THE TGV, Bullet trains, etc are trains or locomotive classes not single locomotives per se.
The Flying Scotsman is a single unit as in A3 # 4472 or the Rocket as in one-of-a-kind.
Lets try this again.
The most famous single unit locomotive (not train) in the world (not just America)
I have to say that for me it has to be 60022 Mallard . This is not my favourite, but seems to be the most famous
In the entire world, I would say the Rocket.
I’ll go along with the Rocket.
New York Central and Hudson River 999, first to top 100mph.
The Big Boy!
Big Boy - That about says it
the DDA-40X as was big and alsome
Always be praising jesus for we are blessed by him
David brown
Thomas the Tank Engine
Don’t laugh - if you randomly asked this question, this is the answer you’d usually get.
Question is – does Thomas qualify? – is he real or what !!!
Tom Thumb
even though it lost to a horse because of a broken belt it proved trains were here to stay in the US.
stay safe
joe
Depend who your asking,
Thomas would be most recognized by anyone with kids or “The Little Engine that Could”
Historically, based on some random polling…
20th Century Limited
The Super Chief
Flying Scotsman
Orient Express
are names that come up often, Granted these are TRAINS not locomotives but hey, thats how people Think!
Loco? Hmmmmm.
The Rocket
being the first real loco (and one of the few that might actually get taught in the lousy history classes these days) would get my vote as most famous. Followed by,
The General,
cival war buffs, Disney and Keaton’s films keeping it in the spotlight.
NYC 999 also would be a contender.
Across the pond the Brits would most likely agrue that the “Mallard” was more famous than the General or 999, as it was THE fastest steam loco.
Most definitley Mallard.
OK, no favorites, CB&Q number 9999