Mallard. Now this was an achievement. Taking a non-blurry picture from a moving train at precisely the right moment I mean! If you have travelled the East Coast main line through Lincolnshire you will have passed it, but probably not seen it.
Steaming into the record books
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Only 6 A4's left............quiz of the day...name them if you can
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- Mallard, Bittern, Sir Nigel Gresley, Dominion of Canada, Union of South Africa, and Dwight D Eisenhower
Uniquely altogether at Shildon in 2014
- geograph stamped image
Durham's Wharton Park is in my estimation the finest place on planet earth for watching trains. I am biased of course filled with nostalgic memories of hot summer days in the early sixties when I was a boy. High above the city with its own little mock castle viewpoint, the magnificent castle and cathedral in the background and a tremendous viaduct to allow the locomotives to make their dramatic entrance to the scene.
..and yes, the greatest excitement of all was the sight of a "Streamliner" thundering through.
Trainspotting tower Wharton Park Durham
Neil
right at the end of the piece they feature another of his compositions which is very well known....except that he did use the Lincolnshire Poacher for the tune...
