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Flying Scotsman travelling through Erie ... photographs to help the Strathspey railway raise funds from the sale of merchandise, initially a commemorative poster of the journey.
The iconic Flying Scotsman steam train first entered service 100 years ago today. It broke records by hauling the first non-stop London to Edinburgh service in 1928 and became the UK's first ...
The famous Flying Scotsman has been rebranded the Flying Scotswoman to mark International Women's Day. The train operated by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will be entirely run by female ...
If you know anything about trains, you’ve probably heard of The Flying Scotsman. Often described as the world’s most famous steam locomotive, it has starred in films, broken records and toured ...
Why is Flying Scotsman so famous? In 1862, when the East Coast route to Scotland was still young, Walter Leith of the Great Northern Railway had an idea. Why not run a through train from London to ...
A famous steam train is set to arrive in Somerset this summer. The iconic Flying Scotsman, built in 1923, will be using the West Somerset Railway to run services between Bishops Lydeard and ...
Flying Scotsman passed through the North East this morning taking a special train along the East Coast Mainline. The locomotive, which is celebrating its centenary this year, was captured hauling ...
Train technology shaped the twentieth century and seems poised to help shape the 21st, but it’s hard to imagine another locomotive will reach the iconic status of the Flying Scotsman.