Flying Scotsman

Todays post (28th December), the final post of 2020, depicts a jigsaw puzzle from Gibsons titled Flying Scotsman.

The jigsaw, of 1000 pieces, is a montage of a central picture of the Flying Scotsman locomotive and train, surrounded by ten pictures of vertical, LNER posters. The four outer posters advertise "golf courses", "restaurant cars", "The Worlds Most Famous Train 1862-1930"; the fourth is titled "Improve Each Shining Hour". Each one of the four posters is split diagonally into two pictures. Captions "Then" (above a picture) and "Now" (below the second picture) in each poster, relate to the improvement between past and present train services. The other six posters completely surround the central picture and advertise departure time from Kings Cross, intermediate stations between London and Edinburgh, the cocktail bar, season tickets, passenger coach comfort, and general information on development of the train. The central picture of the locomotive and train is, i'm sure, by Mike Jefferies. For more information about this special train, go to the post of 28th June, 2011. As 2021 approaches quickly, may I wish all of my viewers/readers of the blog, a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year: and a million thanks for supporting the blog.