The Flying Scotsman In Australia

[TrainGunz]

This was a shocker of a video. The footage was mostly taken on the initial run from Sydney to Melbourne where it then featured in the Aus Steam display. This video was knocked together to be sold as a souvenier. Hence alot of slow motion shots and irrelevant narration (Bud Tingwell).

[scotsman125]

4472 is my fav locomotive when I was six years old. My mom tell my the story of 4472 and I am intersted with 4472.

Regards, Scotsman125.

Bye!

[twistedprophecy]

does anyone know the composer of the music on the video, always seemed to like it

[TerryToon17]

It was bought out for the1988 bicenttenial.

[tom201090]

did they actually import the FS to Australia

[fallingup90]

what's that 80s music from 0:03-0:36? i have this vid but i was never able to find out what any of that music was from the vid

[TimRuffle]

If all YouTube did was allow people to rescue footage like this from archive obscurity that would do. A raspberry though to whichever producer (not you obviously) thought it would be a good idea to score the film. It can't just be me who'd rather hear an A3 on song.

Takes me back to a cold wet day in '70s Birmingham and a brief visit to the oven-hot cab leaving through the corridor tender.

Thank you for posting this- when does it date from?

[trainlover658]

she's expected back next year... but will she bounce back, with the new star 60163 tordnado storming the ECML?

[galloway6204]

I love the motion of the pistons

[ShaurntheSheep]

got that video

[askinner621]

I got to see it up close in Melbourne Iwas only 3 my grandparents went on the trip. Lucky ME!!

[dm3830]

eddi919 I assume you meant to say 4472 is an A1 with an A3 boiler not an A4 with an A3 boiler?? because the A4 statement would be just a bit silly

[MrTrainboy1]

my nan and pop went on the Flying Scotsman they bought me a model and gave it 2 me 1 week after i was born but they got the model in 1889 and i was born 2 years later

[mattmanganon]

i assume you mean 1989, because:

A) the flying scottsman was built in the 1930's and

B) if you meant 1889 then that would make you 119 years old

[BBBmarko]

Funny how he says "a journey no other locomotive could attempt"...despite the fact that 3801 went from Sydney to Perth and back in 1970. Not really much less than going from Brisbane to Perth like the Scotsman :)

[3NUNS]

@BBBmarko : and the successful attempt was by successive crews ... a locomotive cannot simply decide to fire itself and go off on its own accord

[burnley5960]

The last A3 is now where it should have been from the start part of the National collection at York

[ocossa]

Superb, I had been told by my mother many years ago about "The Flying Scotsman" being in Australia. I never disbelieved or believed until now, so I owe her an apology. Oh to have experienced that, even just to have seen it, knowing me I would not have stopped at just seeing that beautiful machine. Thank you immensly.

[stephenwx2]

superb video, I had the pleasure of standing beside her and being shown the footplate as a 6 year old boy when she visited Thirlmere Railway Museum its one memory I will never forget and I still have a love affair with steamers 21 years later, I'm not a total train buff but the sight, sound and smell of a steamer is my zen, I have one big goal and thats to see her with my own 2 eyes at least once more in my life as an adult.

Can't wait to see her back on the tracks!

[lambofgod4eva93]

@stephenwx2

i know what you mean

im 16 and i have this passion for steam locos that wil never die

The Thirlmere festival of steam is a great oppertunity to see the Aussie classics like the 3801 and 3830

and there are a few rusted trains sitting out the back of the museum that should be restored

[eddi919]

lol its an a4 with an a3 boiler

[Nevawake]

wat does thaT MEAN? I have 2 model flying scotsman trains one is australian model with 1 pipe up top and the other has 2 pipes

[Nevawake]

dont worry i found out. :-)

[Ozzytrains]

A magnificent engine. Thanks for this video.

[ChrisJWTrains]

Nice footage, Scotsman A4 bolier was sold to Jeremy Hoskins i believe to keep for as a spare fro Bittern. Ian Riley engineering rebuilding the original A3 one. Scotsman will be back larger than life in the not too distant future!

[conversely123]

Great footage, but the video was spoiled with the choice of music!

The best music would be the sound of the pistons, and whistle.

[drob1980]

Can you buy hornby products in Australia?

The reason why I ask is because Hornby do the Flying Scotsman in 4mm (or OO gauge - hornby ref R2441) and I was wondering if they sell Hornby stuff there?

[maddave750]

When i went to see Flying scotsman in York in November she was in pieces all over the workshop floor...

[warboss132]

and she still is now the boiler got sold for 26k .. i have nothing left to say. Tornado and the 4 a4's rule the east coast main line now.Scotsmans time is over i think to be honest.

[mecrazy5]

i sae that in december, her tender was the only bit intact

[kinkaid25]

@maddave750 Hey i saw her in pieces as well. I was so gutted. But it was like the train expert said, it's the Mallard every one wants to see any ways, but i stll think it's nice to see them both side by side. Did you see Stephensons rocket locomotive, it's only a replica, the real one is in london so i've heard. :))

[tom201090]

@maddave750 likewise-cant remember when i went

[statusquoman1]

@maddave750 i went yesterday and its still the same only a rolling fram now thay just starting to rebuild her

[trainmaster844]

@maddave750 - Worry not! :D "Scottie" is due to return to the mainline this year! :)

[KitsuneProductions]

@trainmaster844 Change that to...sometime in the future...maybe...if we're lucky...

[Marillionmad]

Fab that she can explore the world and see her in different countries but I am glad she's at home safe at York

[ufn489]

Locomotive 4472 was very popular during its extensive visit to Australia and it went everywhere.Their were many VHS tapes made available to cover the many trips that it made.

She wracked up tens of thousands of miles (kilometers)and was never fazed by it all.

Speed was not an issue as to save coal and water on long journeys and whats the point!

The British owners did not want the loco put at any unnecessary risk and that is understandable. I believe it ran at 70mph for brief periods.

[snakeraiden08]

my grandad had this video and when i came to his he always put it on but hes gone now r.i.p grandad

[Bhikshu2]

I find the name of this video to be very, VERY misleading.

There is a disturbing lack of aerodynamic Anglicans.

[mallard290]

oi i wasnt born in england i was born in aussie but i wasnt born before 1980 but im proud that the flying scotsman came to australia and went to southern cross station so dont bag australia BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE DAM LOCO WE PROBABLY HAVE OVER 1000

2 DONT THINK WHERE A POOR COUNTRY CAUSE WHERE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[savyisjosho]

Oi, that's not nice ya pom

[mallard290]

im not english and y are you saying that im not very nice? you should be saying that mcmintaboi isnt very nice.

[savyisjosho]

I don't meant you mallard290., I was referrng to McMintaboi with his bad reply Australia is poor. It's ok mate, I wasn't reffering to you at all. :)

BTW, the footage is good.

[rosemanforreal]

you idiot. its pulling a water wagon behind the tender. passenger cars are behind that. the water wagon was needed for the long journey's which you don't get in England

[DuoArtDanOz]

Sounds like your grudge against Australia and its people is because your visa to move here was rejected....

[simon160389]

Thanks a lot for this video. I have always wanted to see the Scotsman during her tour in Australia and finally there is some.

Flying Scotsman also broke the record for the longest journey non-stop for a steam train of (if I remember correctly on a Scotsman VHS I have) 492 miles.

[ThomasnBear1D3]

I've seen this video lots of times!

[thefakedoctorphil]

Great vid, shame about the audio, does any one remember the ' govenor of nsw railways' personal train? little engine with two carriages.. the station master and staff used to stand on the platform and salute as it ripped past " with a totally uninterested ' gov' on board"

[sodor600]

I got that footage on video I bought at AMRA at Hurstville last year. It was great it shows many things of what 4472 done while in Australia and all the nations standard and broad gauge came all the way to Melbourne to celebrate the Biccentennial