oldravendale
Western Thunderer
For no other reason than that it was quite exciting here's a few rather scrappy phone photos I took of Flying Scotsman going through Tring on the WCML last night. It was running from East Lancs Railway to the Mid-Hants Railway with its support coach. It was booked to wait at Tring from 18.31 to 18.45 to let the Southern service to East Croydon pass. It was pretty well dead on time.
Considering it was bitterly cold and windy there were a surprising number of people around, mostly families with children. In the cold the steam effects were pretty good too. As enthusiasts we may have some reservations about the loco but what is indisputable is that it has a presence and has brought our hobby in to the public domain.
Brian
Considering it was bitterly cold and windy there were a surprising number of people around, mostly families with children. In the cold the steam effects were pretty good too. As enthusiasts we may have some reservations about the loco but what is indisputable is that it has a presence and has brought our hobby in to the public domain.
Brian