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 ...

Two passengers “clashed heads” when the Flying Scotsman’s locomotive ... their racks onto the floor of the buffet car.

The world famous Flying Scotsman locomotive has made a memorial journey up to York in honour of a former owner. It steamed up the East Coast Main Line from London Kings Cross to attend a ceremony ...

Fans of the Flying Scotsman are being urged to stay safe during its trip through East Anglia. The steam locomotive, built in 1923 and the first to reach 100mph (161km/h), is due to make its way ...