while another traveller has flown in specially from Australia to join it. The spokesman added: “We could have sold out the train three times over, such is the popularity of Flying Scotsman.

CATTERICK ROBIN GOODFELLOW 2.13 Stroxx 2.43 Until Dawn 3.13 Flying Scotsman 3.43 Gloriously Sassy 4.13 Beltane 4.45 Boyne ...

An exploration of Scotland's railway network, the people that work on the trains, and the enthusiasts who safeguard the iconic routes.

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 ...

Starting in February, Robson is given the task of cutting off the front end of the Scotsman and welding on a whole piece, and sets out to Durham, where he discovers how the invention of the steam ...

But one intrepid Irishman has been flying the tricolour every day for the past year, as he cycles across the globe from Ireland to Australia. Roscommon man Fergal Guihen has been sharing the ups ...