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 ...

LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman is a 462 Pacific steam ... Regions notably on the London to Edinburgh Flying Scotsman train service after which it was named ...

The iconic Flying Scotsman steam train first entered service 100 years ago today. It broke records by hauling the first non-stop London to Edinburgh service in 1928 and became the UK's first ...