Flying Scotsman centenary events: the complete list so far
■ 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.”