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Daughter of man who saved Flying Scotsman from the scrapheap to visit UK

The daughter of the man who saved the record-breaking Flying Scotsman from being cut up for scrap is to make a pilgrimage to the UK from her home in Portugal, to ride behind the world’s most famous steam locomotive. The 97-tonne locomotive, owned by ...

10 Oct 2022 at 13:18

Flying Scotsman involved in ‘shunting incident’ at Aviemore Station

Flying Scotsman involved in ‘slow speed’ crash with another train

Flying Scotsman was involved in a “slow speed” crash with another heritage train hours before visitors were due to board it. The crash happened at Aviemore Railway Station, in the Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands, at 7.10pm on Friday. The station is ...

30 Sept 2023 at 00:00

News

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

Personal Finance

Flying Scotsman’s centenary celebrated with new Royal Mint coins

Collectable £2 coins celebrating the centenary of the Flying Scotsman are being launched by the Royal Mint. Some versions of the coin depict the steam locomotive in colour and the edge inscription on the coins reads: “Live for the journey”. ...

21 Feb 2023 at 10:17

Two people in hospital after trains collide at Aviemore station

Two people have been taken to hospital after a collision between two trains in northern Scotland. The crash happened at Aviemore Railway Station, in the Cairngorms, at 7.10pm. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent eight appliances ...

29 Sept 2023 at 22:56

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” ...

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 ...

22 Feb 2023 at 14:07

Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash which left two people injured

A investigation has been launched into the Flying Scotsman crash which left two people in hospital. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the crash happened at about 7mph and injured “a number of passengers and staff”, ...

16 Oct 2023 at 11:43

Driver did not realise Flying Scotsman was about to crash – report

The Flying Scotsman crashed into another train, leaving two people in hospital, as the driver did not know it was so close, a railway inspector has said. The 100-year-old steam locomotive crashed into a set of stationary Belmond’s ...

05 Sept 2024 at 12:57

Horse Racing

Jonquil will try to extend Stoute’s Flying Scotsman record

Sir Michael Stoute and leading owners Juddmonte have joined forces on many big occasions down the years and in Jonquil they could have a colt to bring the curtain down on their long association in the best possible way. The ...

12 Sept 2024 at 14:48

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 ...

06 Oct 2023 at 14:45

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