Wednesday 6 February 2013

Heading South

'Union of South Africa'  leaves Appleby in Westmorland after taking on waterSaturday 2 Feb 2013
The Gresley A4 streamliner must be the most beautiful of all the steam locomotives. This high speed machine epitomises the futuristic designs of the 1930s.  I wonder what a space rocket would have looked like if designed by Sir Nigel Gresley.
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1 comment:

Dave said...

What a fine looking railway engine for its time Joy. It certainly looked futuristic, and still looks of modern design I think. - Dave