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  • From the 1973 archive: The secret operation that brought Flying Scotsman home

    From the 1973 archive: The secret operation that brought Flying Scotsman home

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    A year after hopes for an American future began to fade, No. 4472 Flying Scotsman faced the possibility of sale to satisfy creditors. This first-person account from the August 1973 issue of The Railway Magazine describes the rescue operation, its concealed movement to Oakland and the locomotive’s return to Britain. Hopes begin to fade ABOUT…


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