Flying Scotsman: Speed, Style and Service by Andrew Mclean

Flying Scotsman: Speed, Style and Service by Andrew Mclean

No other train has entered the British national consciousness in the same way as the Flying Scotsman. It has been the star of films, music, dances, literature and even a cocktail - designed at the train's own cocktail bar in the 1930s. The Flying Scotsman first ran in 1862; it still runs today, passing through incarnations like stations through the years. In its heyday of the 1920s and '30s it was seen as the pinnacle of modernity: a stylish, glamorous feat of engineering. Now it is viewed through the heady steam of nostalgia; an iconic image of days gone by. This book follows the story of the Flying Scotsman in a way that no other history has, expertly weaving together the tale of the locomotive with a wider historical narrative. Furthermore, it delves into the lesser-known stories of the train - such as its sabotage by striking miners in 1926 - and features superb examples of poster art and other publicity materials commissioned by the LNER to promote the service, and documentary photography from the nineteenth century to the present. Written by the current curator of the National Rail Museum, the story of the Flying Scotsman has never been told so well.

Andrew McLean is curator of the National Railway Museum. He first visited the museum on its opening day in 1975, and his passion for trains and railways has never waned.

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ISBN 13	9781785510250
ISBN 10	1785510258
Titel	Flying Scotsman: Speed, Style and Service
Autor	Andrew Mclean
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2021-04-07
Seitenanzahl	176
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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