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Found it at last, and I wasn't really looking for it, the steam engine, Sir Nigel Gresley, in steam and ready to depart Bury Bolton Street Station, for Rawtenstall, not that it will ever achieve the hundred plus miles per hour these engines could deliver. These A4 class locomotives were built in the 1930's and look more streamlined and up to date than many modern trains, perhaps the most graceful engines ever built, I think so anyway. One of its sister engines, Mallard, also preserved, is the fastest steam locomotive ever built, it achieved a speed of 126.7 MPH, which aparently has never been broken.
   The colour of the engine is a beautiful kingfisher blue, which with this light and the reflections is very difficult to see, but anyway I present it to you, hope you like it.[attachimg=#]

YOu know I do.  Beautiful shot!

I'm not sure about calling a train beautiful, but this one is.  Lovely image of it as well.
Beckky

Many here are train lovers....

Count me as a train lover.   BTW, this is the link to the people responsible for preserving this technological wonder:

http://www.sirnigelgresley.co.uk/

It also gives a more detailed view of the engine, although it can't match summicron's capture showing the power and the beauty of this machine.

Thank you I will look into that when I am back to the store on my own time.  Have a great weekend folks.