60103
I was prompted by the Lloyds Bank advert on the telly with its black horse running alongside the FC to re-post this.
Steel and copper forged and cast
To bring to life a legend’s past
Snorting steam and smoke at last
A spirit now set free
The 60103.
Polished to a brilliant sheen
In LNER racing green
No finer loco has there been
Nor ever will be too
The 4472.
As he pulls from Pickering
His driver tells the whistle “Sing”
It’s like a kettle on the ring
In twinned-toned harmony
The 60103.
Steaming stately, steaming grand
Guided under oily hands
From London to the Scottish lands
Non-stop flying through
The 4472.
For sure his Flying days are done
Deserving more sedately run
Lest we forget the spurs he won
For all posterity
The 60103.
John Coopey
Sat 16th Jan 2021 17:41
Thanks for your thoughts, Ray. I saw it at Pickering on the North York’s Moors Railway where I am a shareholder. They don’t exactly doff their caps to me but it’s nice to know I’m doing a bit to help.
And thanks for the Like, Stephen G and Branwell.