The Flying Scotsman

An unusual shot ot the iconic steam engine pulling a mainline special train through corn fields in the English countryside. The engine was was originally built in Doncaster for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), emerging from the works on 24 February 1923 and initially numbered 1472. It was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as part of the A1 class – the most powerful locomotives used by the railway. After continuing to run privately for many years the engine was bought by the National Railway Museum and it pulled charter trains for 2 more years. In 2006 a restoration was begun which was completed in 2016 at a cost of £4.5million, It returned to service in heritage lines in January 2016, before pulling its first mainline train of 25 February 2016.
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