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VIDEO: Flying Scotsman in Lancaster as iconic steam train marks 100 years of service

The Flying Scotsman. Photo courtesy of National Railway Museum.

Fans of the Flying Scotsman caught a glimpse of the iconic train as it travelled through Lancaster to mark a special 100th anniversary.

The world's most famous steam train first entered service on February 24 1923.

The Flying Scotsman passed through Lancaster railway station on Friday evening and also stopped at Carnforth, en route from Edinburgh to Bury.

The world-renowned locomotive is owned by the National Railway Museum and operated and maintained by Bury-based Riley & Son Ltd, which has carried out a £4m restoration project to restore it to its former glory.

The beloved engine was in Edinburgh on Friday morning for celebrations to mark its 100 years in service. 

The train will spend the rest of 2023 travelling across the country to allow as many people as possible to see it.

Fans of the Flying Scotsman captured it on camera as it hurtled through Lancaster station on Friday night.

VIDEO CLIP courtesy of Debbie Ellershaw from Morecambe 

The locomotive also passed through the Lancaster and Morecambe district on its way up to Scotland a few days earlier.

FLYING SCOTSMAN FACTS

  • Built in 1923 at Doncaster Works, costing £7,944
  • Weight: 97 tonnes
  • Length: 70ft
  • Officially the first locomotive to reach 100mph and the first to circumnavigate the globe
  • Holds the world record for a non-stop run in a steam locomotive, set in 1989 with a 422-mile trip

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