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The Flying Scotsman Pocket-Book

The Flying Scotsman Pocket-Book

by RHNHardy (Author), R.H.N.Hardy (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

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Synopsis

The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 'Flying Scotsman' is one of the world's most iconic steam engines. It was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design by Nigel Gresley. Taking its name from the London to Edinburgh non-stop service on which it was employed, 'Flying Scotsman' worked many long-distance express trains in a career in which it covered more than 2,000,000 miles (3,200,000 km). This fascinating pocket-book tells the story of this distinguished locomotive through authentic period literature including LNER and BR service manuals, giving an insight into her construction and operation from the height of her fame in the 1930s through to the end of her BR service in 1963.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 128
 Publisher: Conway
Published: 24 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 1844862224
ISBN 13: 9781844862221
Book Overview: Join Britain's most celebrated railwayman R.H.N. Hardy, as he steers us through the extraordinary career of the world's most famous steam locomotive, the LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 `Flying Scotsman'.

Author Bio
Richard Harry Norman Hardy worked on Britain's railways for over forty years, serving his apprenticeship at Doncaster Locomotive Works and Running Shed between 1941-44, before becoming a shed master, locomotive engineer, divisional manager at King's Cross and Liverpool stations and an Engineering and Research development adviser. He retired in 1982 with more than 60,000 miles of footplate experience on all classes of LNER, GC and GN engines. Richard is the author of four books and numerous articles, originally writing under the pseudonym of Balmore. He completed two autobiographical works, Steam in the Blood (1971) and Railways in the Blood (1985) as well as biographies of Beeching: Champion of the Railway? (1989), and Bert Hooker: Legendary Railwayman (1994).