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.