The iconic Flying Scotsman will return to the National Railway Museum in York and visitors will get to climb aboard the locomotive. What started as one of Sir Nigel Gresley’s A1 class of ...

Why is Flying Scotsman so famous ... name one of their fleet of 'Gresley' pacific's 'Flying Scotsman'. In 2004, the National Railway Museum saved the iconic locomotive from being sold abroad.

In 1934, the Flying Scotsman was clocked at 100mph on a test run, the first locomotive in the UK to reach that speed. Owned by the National Railway Museum, the engine underwent a £4.2 million ...