The Flying Scotsman, 1988
August 22, 2008 by John Mannion
Filed under: History
Bob Kennedy and the legendary UK locomotive Flying Scotsman at Peterborough in 1988 on its journey west from Broken Hill. The Flying Scotsman was in Australia in 1988-89 as part of the nation’s bicentennial celebrations.
Whilst here, Flying Scotsman established a new record by steaming the 442 miles (711 km) from Parkes to Broken Hill. This was the longest non-stop run ever recorded by a steam locomotive.
The The Flying Scotsman, 1988 by John Mannion, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License.
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