The Flying Scotsman, more like The Galloping Sausage.

>>1064210
No one ever shuts up about this damn locomotive.

No fucking idea m8; but at least they've finally managed to unfuck it after decades of mishandling, even if it is now Triggers Broom.

It was the first "officially confirmed" locomotive to top 100 mph, whatever that means. Years prior, the City of Truro was claimed to have attained that mielstone and even before that, the New York Hudson #999 was claimed to have reached that point.

>>1064236
The NRM says "the rear two thirds of the frames, part of the cab sides and some parts of the motion" are original.

>>1064314
The first locomotive that we can definitely say did 100 mph. Everything before (and even Scotsman to some extent) has a degree of doubt. Its fame is probably more due to appearing at the Wembly Empire Exhibition in 1924 however.

>>1064457
>"the rear two thirds of the frames, part of the cab sides and some parts of the motion" are original.

I'd have more respect if it was a new build. Tornado is a feat of planning and engineering. The entire sorry sad tale of Flying Scotsman is just embarrassing.

Why is so little original? Neglect, damage?

>>1067473
Flying Scotsman is a nearly 100-year-old service vehicle that has been;
1. Operated to the ragged edge for most of its service life
2. Poorly maintained for the second half of service.
3. Rebuilt early on from an A1 to an A3, if I remember correctly
4. Restored at least twice
5. Subject to regulations that effectively list more than half of the engine as 'wear items' that need replacement faster than it can recuperate money.

Bloody thing has been through the wringer.

>>1067480
I didn't realise about the rebuild, I thought that the construction date was odd for an A3

>>1067486

only about 1/3 of A3s were built as such from the start. The rest were rebuilt A1s.