Visiting some of the wife’s relatives in Shildon with three of my grandchildren in tow enabled the four of us to visit Locomotion whilst the wife gossiped with her relatives. Nice surprise when we got there, the most famous locomotive in the world was also visiting, Flying Scotsman, 27th July 2019. “Top and tailing” with Flying Scotsman on the brake van train on the short demonstration line was resident 08 pilot 08911.
Locomotive History
08911 was built at Horwich Works as D4141 and entered traffic in August 1962 allocated to Carnforth MPD. On the closure of Carnforth in August 1968 it transferred to Barrow and in January 1970 it transferred to Carlisle Kingmoor where it would remain until transferred across the city to Carlisle Upperby in July 1988. In December 1994 it transferred to Springs Branch and in April 1997 to Crewe. It was withdrawn in May 2004 and eventually acquired by the National Railway Museum.
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