The Flying Fox steam locomotive. In 1925 the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) began a tradition of naming locomotives after winning racehorses including Flying Fox, a champion British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1899 English Triple Crown and was the leading sire in France three times.

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Size: 3526px × 4724px
Location: Scotland
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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