tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post1948438301692802088..comments2024-03-14T14:46:53.095+00:00Comments on Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog: FLYING SCOTSMAN SPOTTED IN BRIGGNIGEL FISHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00105982962344084267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-38174529522004070702017-03-01T11:28:11.727+00:002017-03-01T11:28:11.727+00:00Maybe the question should be do people want to see...Maybe the question should be do people want to see a steam train tour again on the Brigg Line, was it not 2008 the last one ?The Independent Brigg Line Rail Group https://www.blogger.com/profile/03353972333687629207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-25480964654310559042017-03-01T10:32:36.709+00:002017-03-01T10:32:36.709+00:00Wot's in a name, eh Nige?
The term Flying Scot...Wot's in a name, eh Nige?<br />The term Flying Scotsman was initially used from circa 1860 to describe the express train from Endiburgh to London....it wasn't until the mid 1920's that they built and named 4472 the Flying Scotsman to travel on the Flying Scotsman route....<br />Another name of importance had a dodgy beginning.....they wanted to call the Spitfire aeroplane the Shrew initially....<br />Meanwhile, my Dad was meant to be called Norman....but Grandad H celebrated in a pub about his first born on the way to register the birth.<br />When Grandad wandered home with the birth certificate .....somehow the name had changed to Gordon.....Grandma H was furious and locked Grandad out the house until he sobered up...Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.com