R H N Hardy 
The Flying Scotsman Pocket-Book [EPUB ebook] 

The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 »Flying Scotsman» is one of the world»s most iconic steam engines. It was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design by Nigel Gresley. Taking its name from the London to Edinburgh non-stop service on which it was employed, »Flying Scotsman» worked many long-distance express trains in a career in which it covered more than 2, 000, 000 miles (3, 200, 000 km).
This fascinating pocket-book tells the story of this distinguished locomotive through authentic period literature including LNER and BR service manuals, giving an insight into her construction and operation from the height of her fame in the 1930s through to the end of her BR service in 1963.