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"Flying Dutchman" Passenger Train, 19th Century

The Flying Dutchman was a named passenger train service from London Paddington to Exeter. It ran from 1849 until 1892, originally over the Great Western Railway (GWR) and then the Bristol and Exeter Railway. As the GWR expanded, the destination of the train changed to Plymouth and briefly to Penzance. The Flying Dutchman was named after a famous racehorse, which had won both the Derby and St. Leger in 1849. The racehorse was in turn named after the famous Dutch Admiral Tromp. The last run of the Flying Dutchman, still broad gauge, was on May 29, 1892; the 11:45 from Paddington the following day was a standard gauge express train, but not distinguished by any name.
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"Flying Dutchman" Passenger Train, 19th Century
The Flying Dutchman was a named passenger train service from London Paddington to Exeter. It ran from 1849 until 1892, originally over the Great Western Railway (GWR) and then the Bristol and Exeter Railway. As the GWR expanded, the destination of the train changed to Plymouth and briefly to Penzance. The Flying Dutchman was named after a famous racehorse, which had won both the Derby and St. Leger in 1849. The racehorse was in turn named after the famous Dutch Admiral Tromp. The last run of the Flying Dutchman, still broad gauge, was on May 29, 1892; the 11:45 from Paddington the following day was a standard gauge express train, but not distinguished by any name.
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3750 x 3635 px | 39.0 MB
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31.8 x 30.8 cm | 12.5 x 12.1 in (300 dpi)