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 ...

The West Somerset Railway will offer excursions behind the Flying Scotsman for a full-length journey of the line.

Sir Nigel Gresley train delights Watford Junction users Famous Flying Scotsman due to stop at Watford ... recently restored to its 1950s-style blue livery. Sir Nigel Gresley designed some of ...