As well as appearing together in 1925, both The Flying Scotsman and Pendennis Castle were once owned by Sir William McAlpine (1936-2018), director of the construction company Sir Robert McAlpine.

The world-famous Flying Scotsman train is coming to the South West this summer. The iconic locomotive will haul passenger trains on West Somerset metals in June and July 2025. The No 60103 Flying ...

The Flying Scotsman is known for performing the first continuous London to Edinburgh trip in 1928, completing the journey in eight hours. It was also the first locomotive in the UK to reach 100mph ...

Sir Nigel Gresley died in April 1941. His locomotive, the ‘Flying Scotsman’ had an unlined black livery from April, 3, 1943; LNER Apple Green with black and white lining from April 1, 1947; BR ...

The Flying Scotsman at the Nene Valley Railway. Credit: PA Images The famous engine is at Nene Valley Railway until 9 March and tickets have already sold out for the weekend passenger services.

The Flying Scotsman made its first passenger journey of 2025 celebrating 200 years of British Railways in Cambridgeshire, England on February 23. Not only is it the most famous steam train in the ...

Crew prepare the Flying Scotsman in the yard at Wansford station on the Nene Valley Railway in Cambridgeshire (Joe Giddens/PA) The Flying Scotsman has made its first passenger journeys of the year ...

The Flying Scotsman will remain at Nene Valley Railway until March 9 and tickets have already sold out for the weekend passenger services. Similar stories.

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. In 1934, ...

The Flying Scotsman started life as just one of Sir Nigel Gresley’s A1 class of locomotives, rebuild as an A3 following World War II and is now considered the most famous locomotive in the world.

A new train timetable designed to speed-up rail travel between London and Scotland will make one of the world’s most iconic trains slower, The Standard can reveal. The Flying Scotsman service ...