#locomotive

[gordontheengineswifenirmal]

Attraction to other people:

Flying Scotsman n other incredible engines:

On 24th February 1923, the world famous steam train, the Flying Scotsman, went into service.

The first train to officially reach speeds of 100 mph and more, the Flying Scotsman is 100 years old today.

The Flying Scotsman is arguably the most famous locomotive in the world. Originally built in Doncaster and started life on the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. It was named the Flying Scotsman after the London to Edinburgh service which started daily at 10am.

Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, it was the first steam train to ever reach speeds of 100mph. In 1928, it was redesigned with a new type of corridor which meant a new crew could take over without the train stopping - reducing journey times from London to Edinburgh by eight hours.

The locomotive starred in The Flying Scotsman feature film released in March 1930, one of Britain’s first films with a ‘talkie’ soundtrack.

When it was first built, the Flying Scotsman was apple green, but it was repainted black during the war, in common with all railway stock. It was later blue when the railways were nationalised until it went out of service in 1963.

The locomotive was bought and repaired by British businessman William McAlpine in the Eighties and went on a tour of Australia, clocking up 422 miles - the longest ever non-stop run by a steam locomotive. In the 90s, the Flying Scotsman was once part-owned by record producer Pete Waterman.

After a successful campaign, the locomotive was once more returned to public ownership in 2004. In its latest form, it is back to its classic green and is officially known as No. 60103.

The Flying Scotsman 2023 day trips will set off from Bristol, London and York, and will travel the country to eight destinations including Edinburgh, Portsmouth and Cardiff. More dates will be announced at a later date.

[thewolffinsnow]

Steam power

[tokyozilla]

posting her full form separately for full appreciation, she's the vancouver skytrain

[connorphilpphotography]

The Jacobite, Glenfinnan Viaduct

[cookiewishesyou]

On this September 27, 2024, Cookie wishes you a delightful 199th anniversary to the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway to use steam locomotives (1825)!

[dutchs-blog]

Steamy Power Locomotive 🚂

[scavengedluxury]

Snow plough, 1930. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[alteredstatesstuff]

old steam engine

[2inx4inx8inbrick]

Union Pacific Bigboy 4014 at Linwood Kansas on its way to Topeka KS

taken 10/17/24

[coolthingsguyslike]

[thunderstruck9]

Bruno Vekemans (Belgian, 1952-2019), Untitled, c.1990. Gouache on paper, 130.5 x 98 cm.

[womblegrinch]

Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) - The 'Flying Scotsman', 4472

Oil on canvas. Painted c.1972.

29.9 x 40.2 inches, 76 x 102 cm. Estimate: £30,000-50,000.

Sold Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, 1 Oct 2024 for £29,000 + B.P.

The Flying Scotsman, still in service, is the most iconic steam locomotive in the UK.

[pratchettquotes]

It wasn't that Ridcully was stupid. Truly stupid wizards have the life expectancy of a glass hammer. He had quite a powerful intellect, but it was powerful like a locomotive, and ran on rails and was therefore almost impossible to steer.

Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

[arlesdale]

Have an emotional support perpy for your troubles :D

[sacramentohistorymuseum]

On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met at Promontory Summit, Utah, completing the Transcontinental Railroad. Railroad construction of the eastward bound Central Pacific began at the foot of K Street in Sacramento on January 8, 1863.

For the 155th anniversary, Jared letterpress printed one of the many cuts of a locomotive that we have in our print shop. This print is available as part of the Sacramento prints bundle in our store! This was printed with black rubber base ink using a 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press.

[maxwellscorner]

Day 10 - Flora

Love seeing big locomotives going through nature and specially around flowers, I wanted to bring one of Brazil's Wine Trains, a mikado engine that still does turistic runs around many fields of flowers