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The Flying Scotsman is probably one of the most famous railway locomotive in the world. From 1928 it began running non-stop, an achievement that earned it yet more attention. This book celebrates the locomotive, the train that shared its name, the route it took, and how it captured the imagination of the nation.

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?The Empire Finds a Star /Speed to the North /Nigel Gresley: ‘Knight of the Iron Road’ /Non-stop to War /Soldiering on /Coal to Catenary /Saving our Scotsman /Index

The Flying Scotsman The Train the Locomotive the

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 4/10/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780747807704, 978-0747807704
      ISBN10: 0747807701

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Flying Scotsman is probably one of the most famous railway locomotive in the world. From 1928 it began running non-stop, an achievement that earned it yet more attention. This book celebrates the locomotive, the train that shared its name, the route it took, and how it captured the imagination of the nation.

      Table of Contents
      ?The Empire Finds a Star /Speed to the North /Nigel Gresley: ‘Knight of the Iron Road’ /Non-stop to War /Soldiering on /Coal to Catenary /Saving our Scotsman /Index

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