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Flying Scotsman in America - by Richard Hinchcliffe & Bill Wagner (Paperback)
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Highlights
- In 1970 two unlikely characters were part of Flying Scotsman's tour of America and Canada.
- About the Author: Richard Hinchcliffe is son of railway heritage pioneer George Hinchcliffe.
- 96 Pages
- Transportation, Railroads
Description
About the Book
A fascinating collection of previously unpublished images documenting the Flying Scotsman in the United States, with a particular focus on the 1970 tour. Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the locomotive being built.Book Synopsis
In 1970 two unlikely characters were part of Flying Scotsman's tour of America and Canada. Describing their adventure of a lifetime are Richard Hinchcliffe, who was the thirteen-year-old son of tour manager George Hinchcliffe, and Bill Wagner, at that time a twenty-one-year-old train-chasing college student from Illinois. Their intense experience from the summer of 1970 is still very much part of their lives. Now, over fifty years later, they come together again using Wagner's magnificent photographs and Hinchcliffe's inside story to bring you their extraordinary record of how the world's most famous steam locomotive captured American hearts. This is the untold story of Flying Scotsman's 1970 tour of America from Texas to Wisconsin and into Canada. It hauled a trade mission along the eastern seaboard in 1969 - good for British business, but bad for the finances of the owner Alan Pegler. In 1970 the train set off again without the trade mission, calling at smaller venues, travelling on the cheapest tracks and meeting thousands of people along the way.Review Quotes
'A fascinating story well told.'--Model Rail Magazine, Summer 2023
'We absolutely love this book, and we have no doubt you will as well.'--Steam Railway Magazine, May/ June 2023
About the Author
Richard Hinchcliffe is son of railway heritage pioneer George Hinchcliffe. As a schoolboy Richard traveled America and Canada with the Flying Scotsman, and later worked at Steamtown Railway Museum, Lancashire. In his thirties he studied American literature and was Head of PhD Training for Liverpool University. Bill Wagner spent time teaching in Jamaica and had a successful career in business. He retired in 2007 and resides in Austin, Texas.Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.5 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)
Weight: .52 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Railroads
Genre: Transportation
Number of Pages: 96
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Theme: History
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Hinchcliffe & Bill Wagner
Language: English
Street Date: April 15, 2023
TCIN: 94042940
UPC: 9781398115217
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-1394
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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