The newly-restored Flying Scotsman has been unveiled ahead of a series of events to celebrate its centenary year. The 97-tonne locomotive was built in Doncaster in 1923, and is now owned by the ...
Simon Armitage rode on the Flying Scotsman as part of his poem-writing process Legendary locomotive the Flying Scotsman is "an emblem of when we could have pride" in the railways, Poet Laureate ...
In 1924 the London and North Eastern Railway decided to 'officially' name the train 'Flying Scotsman' and to promote the service they named an express locomotive 'Flying Scotsman'. In 1963 the ...
Locomotives are the mighty machines that make trains go! From the earliest steam engines puffing smoke to today’s super-speedy electric trains, locomotives have been powering railways for over 200 ...
This is primarily because the Flying Scotsman – named after the most famous steam locomotive in the world but now using 125mph Azuma electric trains – will call at York in addition to ...