Название: Steam in the North West
Автор: Fred Kerr
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 152671745X
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 128
Размер: 53,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

When BR ran its “15 guinea Special” in August 1968 many believed that steam locomotives would quickly become a “thing of the past” and that future workings would be restricted to the heritage lines which had begun to appear. Initially that seemed to be the case with the only exception being the famed A3 Class Pacific 4-6-2 ‘Flying Scotsman’ whose owner had signed a contract with BR that allowed the locomotive to operate beyond that date.