Flying Scotsman leaving the National Railway Museum - 21 February 2016

Flying Scotsman being turned on our Great Hall turntable on 21 February 2016 during preparations for the Inaugural Run later that week.

[@prodigalretrod]

That little class 08 sure gets to hang out with some distinguished friends.

[@turbulanceism]

I personally love the 4472 LNER livery so striking

[@NightHeronProduction]

I really do hope they find a way to do away with the smoke deflectors and repaint her LNER green, I know the NRM has a policy of maintaining locos in as close to historical condition as possible but god darn it I really want to see the engine the way she was from mid 60s onwards, she looked stunning 80's really want to see her back in that state, or at the very least how she looked initially back in 1999 at the conclusion of that overhaul-if they have to keep the double chimney.

[@BlueSpino4472]

The NRM actually has a digital HD scan of Sir Nigel Gresley’s original drawings for the A1 design

[@BornotB-xi6kg]

Can I just give you guys a round of applause? It must of been such hard work restoring this beast back into working order, you guys tried your hardest to bring back this amazing legend and you smashed it. Well done!

[@thedonnyboyoscar5202]

I have to be honest with you mate, the train didn't need much restoring as it has been kept in great shape ever since world war 2 however apparently one of the wheels fell of at one point?

[@TheMusicalElitist]

Must have* Learn to type.

[@1987VCRProductions]

I kinda like the Brunswick Green. If they're going to keep the double chimney and smoke deflectors they might as well keep it in a livery that's historically accurate to that running condition.

[@BlockedUser420]

wait what's so gud about Brunswick green

[@gabrielstrainsproductions6541]

Austin1987VCR DUDE, ITS CALLED BRITISH RAILWAYS GREEN AND IT LOOKMS DISGUSTING ON THE SCOTSMAN

[@gabrielstrainsproductions6541]

BlockedUser BRITISH RAILWAYS GREEN IS SHITTY ON THE SCOTSMAN

[@Otacatapetl]

All right, Mr Shouty

[@XenoMobilePhones]

BRUNSWICK GREEN SUCKS 🍏 APPLE GREEN FOREVER

[@markbraley9361]

National Railway Museum My number 1 favorite number for the LNER Class A3 Flying Scotsman (1923) today in the 21st century (2000-) part of the 3rd millennium (2000-) is 4472.

[@MRacer001]

please tell me you did a photo shoot of it with the Mallard in this video! iconic imagery right there!

[@althejazzman]

I love that their own 08 is called Matey, and is no less shiny than all the other engines.

[@brucetharpe762]

I like the scotsman better with the 4472 number and the 2 tenders without smoke deflectors!

[@TheSorub]

The Scotsman never had two tenders originally

[@rhyscraft0964]

it never has 2 tenders in britain, i think the other tender was scrapped after the trip to Austrailia

[@columnedfox5508]

she only had the water tender when the water water trough's started disappearing, but after her ill fated tour of the states she never needed it after that

[@columnedfox5508]

no the second tender went to another locomotive probably an A4

[@brucetharpe762]

Sir William McAlpine made some changes to Flying Scotsman in 1973, after her return from America she was sent with the two tenders to Derby, where she received her number 4472 on the cab sides, a black nameplate, and the tender with LNER, and the second tender having BR Corporate Blue. He eventually sold the tender to Bittern, the engine that has it as its second tender.

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

If Sir Nigel Gresley could see this he would be absolutely livid

[@ajf3202]

Why?

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

I don’t think he’d like the livery Scotsman is currently wearing

[@Sarahbryson321]

@@ajf3202 the damn diesels, the enemy treating his beloved Scotsman as an old, crippled beast

[@ajf3202]

@@Sarahbryson321 leave it out 08s are class

[@sharpeyes2366]

Hey where is Flying Scotman engine nbr 4472 but now why change nbr 60103????

[@FancyPantsLand]

+Sharpeyes23 That's the Flying Scotsman's numbers for British Railways. FS's number for the LNER was 4472.

[@zacharylegaspi7594]

+FancyPantsLand and 1472

[@Electra_1203]

Soviet UnionBall -zachary legaspi- and 502 and 103 in the war ;)

[@thematthewexpress5999]

I know why did they change her to British railways? I like the LNER 4472 one. They should have restored Mallard.

[@martf8014]

@@thematthewexpress5999 you can pay for it if you like

[@deadchannel1875]

While i personally like the smoke deflectors (Pretty Unpopular opinion i know), i Also agree that the Scotsman should’ve been painted in their apple green livery, i mean if Tornado can pull it off than Surely Scotsman can.

[@michaelclark2840]

That's the most shinny loco I have ever seen. And it's raining... typical. Stunning machine.

[@blastzgaminghd6928]

Michael Clark have u seen mallard

[@hornbystuff626]

Wow... Beautiful Definitely coming back again soon I promise

[@extremeboi4750]

Hope you come back Scotsman!😘

[@BlueSpino4472]

Whoever put Flying Scotsman in BR Green definitely made a terrible mistake

[@michaelgoulding6609]

the idea of a railway musium is great to be able to visit & be able to see these fantastic engines, but more importantly they should be out more often all over the uk, doing what they were built to do, & when any require new boiler,s or any other work, they should be given new boiler,s or what-ever else, to keep them running, the mallard & the union of south africa, two of the fastest steam engines there is , are sitting in musiums, needing new boiler,s, which is a disgrace that they are not given new boiler,s, there should be no questins asked when a new boiler needs to be fitted, & there should already be new boiler,s sitting waiting for when they are required, & the more a steam train is to be used, there would be a need for huge amounts of coal, so that would keep people in work mining coal, & opening mine,s up where there is plenty of coal, but the country is obcessed with listening to the do-good brigade enviromentalists, that are obcessed with renewable energy, electric trains, car,s, wind turbines & all that crap.

[@rhyscraft0964]

#bringbacktheapplegreenlivery

[@tracieparsonsytnameairbus4931]

Why does the flying scotsman have no side rods

[@lebasharma]

I would love to see a miniature version of this train, like the ones that people get to ride on.

[@turbulanceism]

RHDR 1/3 scale of the pacifics

[@lillylouise5353]

its missing the rods that turn its wheels 0.0

[@PanzerFalcon2232]

Taken off for transpott, reduces wear to the bearings on the wheels where the rods go

[@unfunnycontentcreator4971]

where is the flying scotsman now? is it still at the NRM because i would want it to go to Fresno California America because i have never seen a steam engine in my entire life not even british ones so coud you send one over?

[@jordanorriss6889]

TGs Train Clips Agreed! She is ours! ;)

[@TWA1945]

Jordan Orriss yep! Scotsman can stay in England.

[@jonhoughton7590]

After her last experience in the USA, no chance.

[@Evaunit98]

Think of how many great events that little 08 took part in, the great gathering and the return of Scotsman are just two it’s been present for

[@spark9540]

Ah here she is good to see her after I went on her at the east lancs (that is my local railway after all) I was wondering about what she was up to!!

[@creationinmotion4124]

This makes one very proud to be British ❤

[@tomfitzpatrick7335]

I an Irishman am envious and happy of you brits

[@SirRichard25]

does anyone know what dates is the flying scotsman there for over easter??

[@lt.bagelbites6969]

When will Scotsman come to America? I want to see him in action

[@stevebarnes2]

Most likely never again, we barely got her back last time

[@jordanorriss6889]

Flying Scotsman is a she, and like Steve says, we barely got her back last time and to be honest we would like to keep her. She belongs to us and in my opinion giving the A4's to the other countries was a big mistake. (My opinion).

[@lt.bagelbites6969]

Jordan Orriss true, but I’m a Thomas and friends fan so I will call flying Scotsman a he. But that’s my way. And I would love flying Scotsman to come to America again because I live their. I also love England and I also don’t like American trains. I like British ones instead.

[@jordanorriss6889]

Ketching The kipper I don't blame you for liking English railways more than US. We invented the steam engine and the American ones show all the pipe work which doesn't make it look very nice either. :) So I do agree with you. English is better.

[@brandonkeller1502]

Jordan Orriss yeah and the American steam engines almost always have that same design choice like the rail companies were coping each other to cut costs. By the way I live in America is that wrong.

[@abbeymaddox3114]

she looks grand but have no clue when i''ll be return visiting

[@methylatedspirit6810]

//national //railway //museum

[@DoopieDoOverfan]

bring him back in LNER green

[@shootingmodelsandmore5458]

Do you mean her

[@Luke-li5gj]

RailwayGenius I don't think the Flying Scotsman is a woman.

[@DoopieDoOverfan]

Uhh

[@shootingmodelsandmore5458]

Any think with an Engine even if it's steam or diesel or even your ordinary car is called a her so there😠

[@tcrutkaew2976]

DoopieDoOverfan 28828238 *her not him

[@LNER_TRAINS22543]

I hope they put a 313 in there

[@Fchops11]

Where is the side rods

[@voidjavelin23]

this is a preparation before her inaugeral run

[@biddyboy1570]

I came here for the shunter.

[@jefferydavis1668]

London northern eastern railway

[@hornbytrainsets]

do they use a crane to lift it in order to rotate the wheels to mount the side rods? also how do the wheels get out of sync in the first place.. always wondered lolol

[@FutureRailProductions]

No. At least that's how we not do things here in the states. There's a way that we do it and it's called a sliding adjustment. You put a metal rod through the wheel casting spokes and then through the frame and then you grease the rail. You hook another engine up on the front and drag the locomotive forward until the wheel that you're working on matches up with the rod pieces that are on the other wheels. When they restored Sierra Railway number three about 10 years ago now that's how they got the driving rods back onto the wheels. They pulled the locomotive forward so the leading driver would be in a line, attached the rod that connects it to the crosshead, froze that wheel by placing the bar through the wheel and then into the frame, then dragged the locomotive forward to line up the next driver and then repeated the process for the last driver. Kind of a backwards way to do it but it works.

[@hornbytrainsets]

@@FutureRailProductions interesting!! But wouldn't the loco be in the workshop at the time they're mounting the side rods? And if so, why would they take it out and go through that process to line up the crank pins rather than just do it with the loco in the air in the shop?

[@samcross6597]

O wow was here yesterday

[@joeybattle5137]

😢☹️

[@brandonkeller1502]

What happened to the Piston rods?

[@voidjavelin23]

taken off for transport, so that the bearings on the rods dont start to wear

[@shootingmodelsandmore5458]

Where is her pistonrods

[@voidjavelin23]

taken off for transport, so the bearings on the rods dont start wear

[@SteamMasterGaming]

I hope scotty will be painted in War Time Black again someday

[@BlockedUser420]

theydo sometimes when that happens its number is 103 or rarely 502

[@rhyscraft0964]

hopefully

[@columnedfox5508]

they last had it painted in wartime black back in 2012

[@elainelethborg2550]

I have stated elsewhere that I don't like those dogs ears looking smoke detectors on Scott, but I will also say thankyou to those who did all that was required to get this fabulous locomotive back on track.

[@peterwatson8940]

On,y 3% of the train is original, after the next restoration, the train will be brand new, I have said this before, they should just a cosmetic restoration, and leave it alone,

[@marklloyd5400]

She needs to be restores back to her LNER livery with the number that made her famous

[@BlockedUser420]

*FIRST*

[@northernlinefilms3213]

Bro this isn’t the flying scotsman

[@stanleysultanjulio2453]

TPLANE7 GAMEZ bruh thats the flying freaking scotsman, just not in her infamous lner green livery and no. 4472. Do some research man, use the internet wisely. Just sayin.

[@elainelethborg2550]

It is. If heritage protocols were in place he would always looked like his original self. There wouldn't have been any choice.