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Flying Scotsman centenary events: the complete list so far

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■ February 10 onwards, National Railway Museum, York: An exhibition, Flying Scotsman: 100 Years, 100 Voices, will showcase documents, photograph­s, and stories from the archives, as well as from a recent public call-out. A specially commission­ed film will cement the legacy of the locomotive through the lives it touched.

■ February 11 to June 17, Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Waterdale, Doncaster: Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever illustrati­on exhibition based around the new book by Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman.

■ March 1-25: East Lancashire Railway visit.

■ April 1-16: National Railway Museum, York: Centenary celebratio­n with No. 60013 on display in the newly updated Flying Scotsman

Story exhibition, with the engine and tender separated to allow access onto the footplate for everyone.

■ April 1 onwards: National Railway Museum, York and Locomotion, Shildon: Flying Scotsman VR, a virtual reality multisenso­ry experience showcasing the stories that has made it the world’s most famous steam locomotive.

■ April 30: Scotsman hauls the Railway Touring Company’s ‘Royal Duchy’ from Bristol Temple Meads via Yatton, Taunton, Exeter and Plymouth to Par and return.

■ May 1-24: Keighley & Worth Valley Railway visit.

■ June 7: RTC’s‘Cardiff Express’ from Paddington via Slough, Reading, Swindon, Bristol Parkway, the Severn Tunnel, and Maindee Junction to Cardiff and return.

■ June 10: RTC’s‘Cheshirema­n’

from Euston via Watford Junction, Milton Keynes, Northampto­n, Rugby, Nuneaton and Crewe to Chester and return.

■ June 17: RTC’s‘Portsmouth Flyer’ from London Victoria via Staines, Woking and Guildford to Portsmouth and Southsea, Portsmouth Harbour, and back with Fareham, Southampto­n and Basingstok­e.

■ June 21: RTC’s‘Salisbury Express’ from Paddington via Slough, Newbury, Racecourse ,Westbury, Salisbury, Romsey, Southampto­n, Basingstok­e, Reading and back to Paddington.

■ June 24: RTC’s ‘Great Yarmouth Flyer’ from Kings Cross via Hertford North, Stevenage, Cambridge,

Ely, Norwich, Great Yarmouth, the Wensum Curve and return on the same route via Ely.

■ July 9, August 6 and September 10: RTC’s ‘The Waverley’ from York via Leeds, Keighley, Skipton, the Settle and Carlisle line to Carlisle and return.

■ August 14-31: Bluebell Railway visit.

■ October 20 to November 5: Locomotion in Shildon: Centenary Festival, featuring hands-on activities, drop-in workshops and immersive experience­s. Take part in building a gigantic sand sculpture and a story train, while Scotsman will be outside in light steam.

➜ Scheduled dates may be subject to change and new events are likely be announced.

Stuart Gray, operations manager for Riley & Son (E) Ltd, said that the firm is “proud to present Flying Scotsman to the nation fresh from a comprehens­ive overhaul which will see it fit and ready to undertake a range of exciting events across the country in its 100th year. Putting the programme together with our partners at the NRM and Railway Touring Company has taken a great deal of work and we are excited to share it with you all.”

 ?? ROBIN JONES ?? Above: World record-setting A3 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman stands in Platform 8 with its BR Mk.1 support coach at the start of celebratio­ns to mark its centenary year.
ROBIN JONES Above: World record-setting A3 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman stands in Platform 8 with its BR Mk.1 support coach at the start of celebratio­ns to mark its centenary year.
 ?? ROBIN JONES ?? In February 1924, A1 No. 1472 was named after the ‘Flying Scotsman’ daily 10am express service between King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley and renumbered 4472 when it was selected to appear at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley. The service began in 1862 and its name was officially adopted in 1924. It is currently operated by the modern-day London North Eastern Railway, and on the morning of October 14, in the hour before the official relaunch of the steam locomotive began, April 1988-built Class 91 electric No. 91101 Flying Scotsman (previously named City of London and later Swallow) headed a timetable service out of King’s Cross.
ROBIN JONES In February 1924, A1 No. 1472 was named after the ‘Flying Scotsman’ daily 10am express service between King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley and renumbered 4472 when it was selected to appear at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley. The service began in 1862 and its name was officially adopted in 1924. It is currently operated by the modern-day London North Eastern Railway, and on the morning of October 14, in the hour before the official relaunch of the steam locomotive began, April 1988-built Class 91 electric No. 91101 Flying Scotsman (previously named City of London and later Swallow) headed a timetable service out of King’s Cross.
 ?? ROBIN JONES. ?? High-speed transport technology a century apart: A3 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman stands at the Platform 8 bufferstop­s alongside an LNER Azuma diesel-electric hybrid set, the first examples of which appeared in 2019.
ROBIN JONES. High-speed transport technology a century apart: A3 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman stands at the Platform 8 bufferstop­s alongside an LNER Azuma diesel-electric hybrid set, the first examples of which appeared in 2019.
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