@coach joe posted:Patrick, I just love that Whitehead Flyer. Top of the line passenger service always available on the FSJR.
Thanks Coach! Yes the Whitehead Flyer is a limited production run made for Schweppes Gingerale. Schweppes is based in the UK. After WW2 Commander Whitehead one of the British military branches ( I forget which one ) was interviewed on the radio. The interviewer asked the commander how he got thru the war. His reply was by 'drinking a lot of Schweppes' ( of course I'm paraphrasing ). The Schweppes top management heard this and made Commander Whitehead their spokesman.
I was at a train show back in 2011 and a friend pointed this trainset out to me. Of course I had to buy it because it had my name on it .. LOL! The set came with the three passenger cars and an ALCO FA2 locomotive. Obviously Lionel was thinking these pieces would be more for show than running on a regular layout. The engine has nylon gears. The passenger cars are extremely lite. The train does run with locomotive headlight and illuminated passenger cars. I run it only occasionally. It's a fun set for me to have in my collection!
