The Flying Scotsman in Australia 1988

[Mollington St]

From the same box came this little gem

The Flying Scotsman in Australia 1988

Just a simple handbill , 6 sides again , I am sure someone can work the exchange rate and value per mile for the trip back in 1988

 

[PrincesWinsdor]

According to Wikipedia, The Flying Scotsman set a world record for the longest non stop run for a steam locomotive, however I can't find much regarding this, are there any videos or documentaries about this?

 

[Trackman]

According to Wikipedia, The Flying Scotsman set a world record for the longest non stop run for a steam locomotive, however I can't find much regarding this, are there any videos or documentaries about this?

I assume it had its water tender attached.

There's a book on amazon about it, I'm sure I've seen a documentary about Flying Scotsman in Australia, not sure if it was a DVD.

 

[Harvester]

IIRC the distance in Australia was around 420 miles. It was about 10 miles longer than when some diverted A4 hauled runs of “The Flying Scotsman” ran non stop from Kings Cross to Edinburgh in 1948. This was when flooding closed the ECML north of Berwick for a month, and diversions ran via Tweedmouth, Kelso and the Waverley Route.

 

[PrincesWinsdor]

Wow, it's amazing they can run non stop for such a long distance.

IIRC the distance in Australia was around 420 miles. It was about 10 miles longer than when some diverted A4 hauled runs of “The Flying Scotsman” ran non stop from Kings Cross to Edinburgh in 1948. This was when flooding closed the ECML north of Berwick for a month, and diversions ran via Tweedmouth, Kelso and the Waverley Route.

How many tenders did the train need?

 

[Harvester]

Wow, it's amazing they can run non stop for such a long distance.

How many tenders did the train need?

The A4s scooped up water on route from water troughs, so only needed one tender.

 

[driver9000]

They made a documentary about its time in Australia.