Happy Centenary, Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman climbs up the hill out of Watchet as it works from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead on a visit to the West Somerset Railway. image Geof Sheppard Wiki Commons
The most famous steam locomotive in the world, Flying Scotsman, turned one hundred years old last Friday (24 February 2023). Astonishingly, the engine is still in main line revenue-earning service as a charter operation. In front of huge crowds, the locomotive was celebrated in Edinburgh, at Waverley Station, were it was an almost daily visitor on East Coast expresses for over forty years.
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