Respect Gallery

The Flying Scotsman - which has just returned home from America

The Flying Scotsman - which has just returned home from America, is pictured here at Chinley, Derbyshire. It is enroute to British Rail Derby for an overhaul. 19th February 1973.
The Flying Scotsman returned to passenger-hauling service in July 1973 on the Torbay Steam Railway, and returned to hauling special excursions over BR mainline tracks in September of that year.
The Flying Scotsman, designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, is an express passenger train service that has operated between Edinburgh and London, the capitals of Scotland and England, via the East Coast Main Line. The service began in 1862; the name was officially adopted in 1924.
On 1st May 1928 The A1 class locomotive 4472 Flying Scotsman hauled the inaugural non-stop train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh. 392 miles (631 km) without stopping, a record at the time for a scheduled service.
Picture taken 19th February 1973

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Aretha Franklin pictured in London, in the summer of 1970

Aretha Franklin pictured in London, in the summer of 1970.
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin's church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only achieving modest success. Following her signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "Think". These hits and more helped her to gain the title The Queen of Soul by the end of the 1960s decade.
Picture taken 28th July 1970

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The Queen observes a minute's silence - which she ordered - for the Falklands Task

The Queen observes a minute's silence - which she ordered - for the Falklands Task Force at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony with 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, Horse Guards Parade,, London, Saturday 12th June 1982

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