Flying Scotsman: Famous engine back on tracks

[annie]

One of the world's most famous railway locomotives, Flying Scotsman, is to take its first public test-run under steam after a decade off the tracks.

The engine, which was retired from service in 1963, has been restored for York's National Railway Museum (NRM) in a shed in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Low-speed test runs begin later along the East Lancashire Railway (ELR).

Andrew McLean, NRM head curator, said: "From the dead it becomes something living and breathing again."

The first test-run will see the engine move out of its shed and travel a short distance down the track to the heritage line's Bolton Street station.


It marks the end of a £4.2m restoration project, which was begun in 2006 by specialist engineers at Riley and Son Ltd, based in Bury.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35241788

[wendy]

this brought back memories for me
than999

[Honey]

than999
Great to see she is back again

[maureenho]

I do like a steam train

[chenrezig]

I saw it once, pre June 1962 going through Wisbech on the main rail line. My great-aunt lived just up the road from the crossing.

Dear Dad took this pic when he was still working at Laurence and Scotts, when it came to Norwich, it must be before 1976 when he was made redundant from there. He took three slides in all but this one scanned the best