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T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 9 1
We shall continue to inform Old Stationers’
Association members with updates
regarding Vision 350 progress, as and
when it becomes available.
In the meantime, the immediate concerns
of both the Stationers’ Company and the
Old Stationers’ Association are that our
respective members stay safe and healthy.
Of course we shall look forward to all the
social gatherings that we normally enjoy
through these memberships, but only
when the time is right – and safe.
Peter Bothwick
Tim,
I promised you a photograph of The
Flying Scotsman taken while on the
locomotive's tour of heritage railways. This
was taken on the Nene Valley Railway,
outside Peterborough in September 2018.
I believe she put in a further appearance
last September as well.
The Flying Scotsman is obviously 'pride of
place' at the National Railway Museum in
York when she is not on tour. Mallard, as
mentioned by Stephen Collins (Old
Stationer no.89), is otherwise the star of
the show there. The 'clone' of The Flying
Scotsman, Tornado, built not so long ago,
(the original was built in 1923), is often
seen on this railway, featuring on the steam
weekends at various times during the year.
The Flying Scotsman, quite incidentally,
featured in an article in The Times on
New Year's Eve, highlighting its limitations
on today's railways. I will send you a copy
of this, together with photographs I've
taken of Tornado and Mallard, in a separate
e-mail. I am by no means a trainspotter or
railway geek but who can resist a steam
engine?
Regards,
Richard Forty
To Stephen Collins from Peter Thomas
Stephen,
I hope you are keeping well.
I may have the answer to your question of
the age and the date that our oldest
member joined the School.
As a member of the Company, I have been
assisting them in contacting members over
the age of 85 to ensure that they are safe
and well and have access to essential
supplies, during the lock-down. My list to
contact consists of some of our OSA
members, including George Copus.
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