Who Were Britain's Railway Queens? | Off the Rails

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

Want to dive deeper on Railway Queens? Check out the full story on our website: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/what-did-britains-railway-queens-do

[@AndrewJohnson-ur3lw]

Many of the small items within a museum collection can have a interesting history that without the context is oft forgotten.

[@ThatScottishAtlantic57]

Fantastic video! And to answer the question question. The Flying Scotsman at 5:51 has a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement instead of a 4-6-2 one, and her number is incorrect. The number 4476 was giving to Flying Scotsman slightly younger sister (built in the same batch as Scotsman in 1923), her name being 'Royal Lancer.'

[@claughton1345]

Excellent mention of an artefact now almost completely forgotten- thank you!

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

I like the new series! Great job presenting the video ❤

[@SharkytheGunzel]

Wow! That truly is a fascinating part of the railways I never knew about. There certainly is a 'Mate ship' between railway workers where ever you go in the world.

[@SkarloeyStudios]

Very insightful video - I'd never even heard of the railway queens before, let alone realise how important their role was. The video was very much appreciated, and I'll certainly be interested in seeing more!

[@keab42]

Absolutely fascinating

[@tarnmonath]

This was fascinating. I had no idea!

[@MichaelSwift-d1t]

Thank you Oli for presenting this fascinating story. I well remember the crowning at Belle Vue but had no idea about the Queen's later duties and especially the international connections.

[@AndiLeathem-l6d]

My Grandma was Mabel Kitson, the second Railway Queen. Thank you so much for such an interesting insight into her life. Coincidentally my Dad and I are visiting the museum tomorrow for the Flying Scotsman VR experience. I will try and touch base with your researchers.

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

It's brilliant to hear from you, thanks for the comment. Hope you enjoy VR! Do you have any photos or other material from her reign?

[@stevekelly5166]

Brilliant episode, aren't they all. First class to my home town tomorrow, to have a pint, meet my mum, see a band do a test gig, with my railway engineer partner. Then home by a different route, in first class with Tarka Dal. Me, just an MIRSE.

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

Living the railway life :)

[@azuma892]

I think that's supposed to be LNER 4476 Royal Lancer, not Flying Scotsman. Weird they chose to represent the A1 as a 4-6-4.

[@terrycharleslewis7565]

Think the Scotsman was 4472 not 4476! Fascinating video, i never knew there was such a thing as a railway Queen! Regards Terry 😮

[@robnewman6101]

Wow.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Never knew Railway queens existed but a nice interesting video

[@richardswiderski4985]

Thank you look forward to the next one.😊

[@michaelmiller641]

It's a 4-6-4! And too stubby! Great video!

[@Arkay315]

Huh, I didn't know the flying Scotsman was a mis-numbered hudson locomotive.

[@vsvnrg3263]

5:52, well, they had to modify it to hold the cake up. cakes dont have the same structural integrity as steel machinery.

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

Unless they're stale

[@vsvnrg3263]

@@NatRailwayMuseum , err, ummm, i hadnt thought about that!

[@englishtwister]

5:55 Flying Scotsman has the wrong number of 4476 (who is called Royal Lancer) rather than 4472 as well as being a Baltic [4-6-4] wheel arrangement rather than a Pacific one [4-6-2].

[@dragonheatgaming5005]

I've got an aslef certificate from 1920, my brother found it in online. Printed in leeds

[@richardswiderski4985]

Wheels wrong should be 4-6-2 not 4-6-4..😊

[@CrazyKitBuilder]

Running numbers 4476 ( Royal Lancer ) where as Flying Scotsman is 4472

[@richardswiderski4985]

@CrazyKitBuilder 😢 could not see number was on the phone 😀and everyone else mentioned numbers. 😀

[@richardswiderski4985]

Sorry late painting on my layout.Looks interesting.

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

Thanks for always joining in!

[@geoffreyhall6636]

Very interesting, but the video does not tell what the selection process was! How did one get the role?

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

We've just published a written story on our website which should answer your question. Find out more here: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/what-did-britains-railway-queens-do

[@Vomahanew]

You said if the relative was paid up with the union. Was it NUR or ASLEF?

[@emmabird9745]

The cake, 4-6-4!

[@katrinarobson3640]

The number is wrong should be 4472 not 4476

[@davidruddock1422]

National Rail Museum or RAIL MUSEUM ? I understand the National was dropped years ago?

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

Neither! We're officially still called the National Railway Museum, but our logo just says Railway Museum. We're still very much national in nature.

[@rudycarlson8245]

Is mallard ever gonna be bought back to life please?

[@NatRailwayMuseum]

Not any time soon, but it may occasionally be revived as a delicious cake

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@NatRailwayMuseum thank you for taking care of her! I am one of her many fans I don’t know how many fans she has here in America, but I am one of them! One question I do have is where is Flying Scotsman at the moment?

[@little_britain]

Two things wrong - the number and the wheel arrangement.