tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664161328950208999.post3395625079455933418..comments2024-03-23T06:08:31.299-07:00Comments on ... except the Kyles and Western Isles: The Flying ScotsmanNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664161328950208999.post-61862437456290555142010-02-07T05:10:38.257-08:002010-02-07T05:10:38.257-08:00Yes you are quite right on 4472. Having consulted ...Yes you are quite right on 4472. Having consulted a dusty book (remember books?) "she" was still a Class A1 when renumbered 4472 and named "Flying Scotsman" for the April 1924 opening of the Empire Exhibition.<br /> <br />Locomotives are indeed referred to as "she", like all things that are temperamental, difficult, unpredictable, fragile but ultimately beautiful and rewarding when handled sensitively and had lots of money and attention lavished upon them.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571936254578491077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664161328950208999.post-40797222273463789842010-02-06T17:18:25.283-08:002010-02-06T17:18:25.283-08:00Keep your anorak on for a minute, Roy.
Thanks fo...Keep your anorak on for a minute, Roy. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments and your point about the loco being called "FS" rather than "the FS" is well made and point taken. (That's exactly the sort of pedantry I luxuriate in when reminding people the MacBrayne's steamers were called Lochiel, I before E not the other way round.) <br /><br />As to 4472's class, am I not right in saying she (are loco's feminine btw?) was built as an A1 but later converted to an A3? When I wrote "Gresley Class A1 4472 was named FS in 1924 ..." I was choosing my words carefully because I think she was an A1 in 1924 but later became an A3? I considered mentioning conversion to A3 but, as I'm more interested in the service than the loco, I left it out. But if I'm wrong, I will happily stand corrected as I'm no expert at all on locos.<br /><br />This was exactly the sort of feedback I was hoping for, BTW. Thanks.Neil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664161328950208999.post-19599462234993897592010-02-06T15:01:56.874-08:002010-02-06T15:01:56.874-08:00Anorak still on. One other point the locomotive is...Anorak still on. One other point the locomotive is actually called "Flying Scotsman" whilst the train service is "The Flying Scotsman". Anorak off.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571936254578491077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664161328950208999.post-6210568839721609662010-02-06T14:52:13.268-08:002010-02-06T14:52:13.268-08:00Enjoyable article as always Neil. Be aware though ...Enjoyable article as always Neil. Be aware though that the locomotive 4472 is a Gresley class A3 not A1. <br /><br />And two further tenuous "Kyles connection"; Edinburgh born Sir Nigel Gresley also designed the K4 class of steam locomotive, one of which "The Great Marquess" visits Kyle of Lochalsh on a regular basis, including last year.<br /><br />Plus the PS Waverley does an annual paddle to Kyle and the Western Isles. <br /><br />May I take my anorak off now?Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571936254578491077noreply@blogger.com