The Flying Scotsman

[guest100718]

While reading the news this morning it turned that it would be going through Finsbury Park a few mins after I got there today.

Amazingly for our rail network it came through on time, with quite a few spotters.

They should probably put it in to service, it would be a whole lot better than the crappy old trains i use each day!

 

[Spear-Chucker]

The restoration looks amazing, hope to see it sometime. Some nice facts on the BBC website; I read it's traveled 2.5m miles...

 

[HomerJSimpson]

They've had to close the lines as people spilled onto to the network to get a view, despite a full service running. Looks magnificent though

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-35653416

 

[Deleted member 17920]

They've had to close the lines as people spilled onto to the network to get a view, despite a full service running. Looks magnificent though

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-35653416

How thick are some people?, actually walking across live tracks to look at the train.

Do they not realise there might be another train running by at 100+mph!

 

[Old Colner]

How thick are some people?, actually walking across live tracks to look at the train.

Do they not realise there might be another train running by at 100+mph!

Oh, there are lots of them about, and they are increasing at an alarming rate!!!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Looking at some of the pictures of these people on and near the tracks, they're not kids, they're middle aged men and women!
Aah the youth of today!

 

[Rooter]

Looking at some of the pictures of these people on and near the tracks, they're not kids, they're middle aged men and women!
Aah the youth of today!

Natural selection will sort them out. #splat one for the Darwin awards

 

[vkurup]

In 50 years time, when they restore a FGW or SouthEastern train.. i wonder if anyone will turn up.... the trains are a joke..

 

[Deleted member 15344]

https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/videos/10153553760252672/

:rofl:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

In 50 years time, when they restore a FGW or SouthEastern train.. i wonder if anyone will turn up.... the trains are a joke..

Not sure they'd turn up in 20 years. Horrid tin boxes

 

[Deleted member 17920]

https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/videos/10153553760252672/

:rofl:

i saw something that he got offered an apology from Branson and a free flight with virgin, don't know how true that is tho.

 

[louise_a]

Of course if he had been a proper railway enthusiast he would have known which line it would be on and would have been watching from the other side of the tracks.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

https://mobile.twitter.com/JSimonCar/status/702782227722141696/video/1

proper idiots, look at how close most people are to a live line!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It's just a train isn't it ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

https://mobile.twitter.com/JSimonCar/status/702782227722141696/video/1

proper idiots, look at how close most people are to a live line!

All thinking they'd hear the train coming and that it couldn't happen to them