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A fire service described refilling the Flying Scotsman with water as "one of our more unusual call-outs". The famous steam ...
The Flying Scotsman is the most famous steam engine of all - and it is the star attraction as the Severn Valley Railway ...
The world-famous Flying Scotsman steamed into Shropshire on Friday, marking the full reopening of one of the county's top tourist attractions. The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) heritage line, which runs ...
Peter Purves is put to work on the Flying Scotsman, which has returned to the UK after four years in the US. BBC Archive: This clip is from Blue Peter was originally broadcast 19 March 1973.
When he heard Flying Scotsman was visiting in 2025, Stuart made himself available and was offered a number of turns driving ...
The Flying Scotsman, which entered service on February 24 1923, was in action as part of the celebrations for 200 years of British passenger rail services.
The Flying Scotsman has been on a number of commemorative journeys since this one was filmed. It has even been shipped abroad on various occasions, including a trip to Australia in 1988.
A year later it was renumbered and given the name Flying Scotsman - named after the London to Edinburgh rail service which started daily at 10am - when it appeared at the British Empire Exhibition.