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Just saw this on Yorkshire news...

http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2017-04-12/steam-locomotive-hits-100mph-on-east-coast-main-line/

At night. Wish I'd known about that run!


 
Posted : 12/04/2017 6:15 pm
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The flying Scotsman came through Milton Keynes yesterday afternoon. Absolutely tanked past.


 
Posted : 12/04/2017 6:27 pm
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The Flying Scotsman was just pulling out of Keighley when I went past yesterday AM. I remember seeing it flying (sic) up the west coast mainline in the 1970s after its first renovation.


 
Posted : 12/04/2017 6:30 pm
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Better than I manage a lot of the time.


 
Posted : 12/04/2017 7:32 pm
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The flying Scotsman came through Milton Keynes yesterday afternoon. Absolutely tanked past.

well it was Milton Keynes... 😉


 
Posted : 12/04/2017 8:41 pm
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I was able to see Tornado being built in its shed at Darlington. amazing piece of kit.


 
Posted : 12/04/2017 9:31 pm
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Steam engines always make me think of my dad, who was a huge [s]trainspotter[/s] railway enthusiast. Thanks for the memories posting this has triggered.


 
Posted : 12/04/2017 9:53 pm
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I was leaving mk station, when it went past, wondered what everyone was looking at !


 
Posted : 13/04/2017 6:15 am