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Michael Morpurgo launches Flying Scotsman centenary celebrations with reading

Sir Michael Morpurgo has launched the Flying Scotsman’s centenary celebrations with a reading to children at London’s King’s Cross Station. The author, 79, and his long-standing illustrator Michael Foreman collaborated with the National Railway ...

14 Oct 2022 at 13:28

Flying Scotsman train to have full mechanical inspection after crash

Flying Scotsman to have full mechanical inspection after crash

Flying Scotsman is due to have a full mechanical inspection after a low speed crash. The 100-year-old steam train was involved in a “shunting incident” on Friday at Aviemore Railway Station, near Inverness. Two people were treated in hospital ...

02 Oct 2023 at 21:23

New Simon Armitage poem to mark 100 years of Flying Scotsman

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem to mark 100 years since the locomotive Flying Scotsman first entered service. His poem describes how the world famous steam engine “coughed into life” featuring “vast steel circumferences” and ...

24 Feb 2023 at 10:51

Tony Robinson narrates remarkable story of the Flying Scotsman to mark centenary

Actor and historian Sir Tony Robinson has narrated a documentary detailing the “remarkable” story of the Flying Scotsman and how it became a national treasure to mark it’s 100-year anniversary. Synonymous with the golden age of rail travel,...

22 Feb 2023 at 14:07

Victorian steam locomotive hauls first train in 78 years

A Victorian steam locomotive has hauled carriages for the first time in 78 years. The T3 class No. 563 engine, which dates back to 1893, was relaunched on the Swanage Railway in Dorset after a six-year renovation costing £650,000. On ...

12 Oct 2023 at 14:23

Flying Scotsman to carry out tours after passing mechanical inspection

Flying Scotsman will carry out rail tours this weekend after passing a mechanical inspection following a crash. The 100-year-old locomotive was involved in a “shunting incident” with Belmond’s Royal Scotsman train carriages last ...

06 Oct 2023 at 14:45

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