During this period, he kept ‘Flying Scotsman’ well maintained and even ran it in Australia. Whilst there, the engine completed the longest ever non-stop run by a steam locomotive, a distance ...

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.

The Flying Scotsman will be running passenger services from Saturday until March 9 One of the world's most famous steam locomotives has arrived at a heritage railway and museum for a special stay.

The Flying Scotsman - which first entered service between London and Edinburgh in 1924 - is at Peterborough's Nene Valley Railway (NVR) until 9 March as part of a celebration of 200 years of ...

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 ...

The world-renowned Flying Scotsman will steam through parts of Greater Manchester later tonight as it celebrates 100 years in service. The famous green steam locomotive first took to the tracks on ...

The Flying Scotsman has made its first passenger journeys of the year to commemorate the anniversary of British Railways. Train fans were photographed smiling from the vintage carriages behind the ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Flying Scotsman has made its first passenger journeys of the year in Cambridgeshire to commemorate the anniversary of British Railways.