THE WORLD famous steam locomotive ‘Flying Scotsman’ has arrived on the Swanage Railway for an historic three-week visit.
The record-breaking icon will be hauling trains for five days and on public display for the public to visit its footplate for almost two weeks.
The 97-tonne A3 class locomotive arrived at Swanage station on the morning of Tuesday, October 18 after a six-hour rail journey from London.
Owned by the National Railway Museum in York, No. 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ will be on the Swanage Railway until Monday, November 7.
Picture: Andrew P.M. Wright
‘Flying Scotsman’ will be hauling passenger trains between Swanage, Corfe Castle and Norden from Saturday, October 22, to Wednesday, October 26, inclusive.
Coupled behind the logomotive will be a late 1940s Devon Belle Pullman observation carriage – known as Car 14 – that Swanage Railway volunteers rescued from San Francisco in the U.S.A. during 2007 where it was a static bar.
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It was between 1969 and 1972 that ‘Flying Scotsman’ ran with the Devon Belle Car 14 in the United States of America during a tour of the country aimed at promoting British exports. Sadly, the company running the tour went bankrupt with ‘Flying Scotsman’ being returned home but the Pullman observation carriage remained in the USA.
No. 60103 will be on display at Swanage station for pre-booked public visits to the footplate of ‘Flying Scotsman’ on Thursday October 20 and Friday, October 21, as well as daily between Thursday, October 27, and Sunday, November 6.
Picture: Andrew P.M. Wright
Swanage Railway Company chairman Bob Patterson said: “It’s wonderful to see ‘Flying Scotsman’ at Swanage because the iconic locomotive has a wonderful charisma – it’s a real icon, an impressive piece of 1920s railway engineering and the most famous steam locomotive in the world.
Standard class seats for a one-hour return trip behind ‘Flying Scotsman’ from Swanage to Norden and return are £39 per person while Premium class seats, in a 1930s Southern Railway Maunsell heritage coach, are £55 per person.
Tickets for riding in the luxurious Pullman-style ‘Devon Belle’ Car No. 14 behind ‘Flying Scotsman’ – for tasty breakfast pastries, indulgent champagne and canapés or a refreshing afternoon tea – are £99 per person.
To find out more about ‘Flying Scotsman’s visit go on-line to swanagerailway.co.uk
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