The iconic Flying Scotsman makes a return to Lancashire this month, including visits this week.
Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, the most famous locomotive in the world was built in Doncaster in 1923 and is owned by the National Railway Museum.
Its achievements include hauling the inaugural non-stop London to Edinburgh train service in 1928, and becoming the UK’s first locomotive to reach 100mph six years later.
Whether you’ve caught a glimpse of the steam train in Lancashire before or it’ll be your first time, it’s worth knowing when and where you can spot it in the coming days.
Flying Scotsman coming to Lancashire in June – full list of dates
The locomotive, which cost £7,944 to build, is returning to East Lancashire Railway this month on 10 dates.
You can see the train during two five-day periods (June 3-7 and June 10-14) so you can see it in Lancashire on the following dates:
- June 3
- June 4
- June 5
- June 6
- June 7
- June 10
- June 11
- June 12
- June 13
- June 14
To book your tickets and find out more, you can visit the Railway Museum’s website.
The Railway Museum’s website says: “There’s always carriage loads of fun on the East Lancashire Railway.
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“Historic waiting rooms, picture perfect platforms and stunning scenery all await you.
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“This June there's no better way to explore the great outdoors and wonderful market towns of East Lancashire than behind the legendary Flying Scotsman.”
It adds that “Flying Scotsman started life as just another of Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 class of locomotives, but is now considered the most famous locomotive in the world.”
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