Date: 09/09/2018

Just over half a century ago, the world's best-loved steam engine was destined for scrap. That it was saved was down to the efforts of one man - a true British eccentric. But his love for the locomotive he called the 'old girl' cost him his fortune - and nearly saw Flying Scotsman stranded in the United States.

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The man who saved Flying Scotsman

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The famous engine was destined for the scrapyard - until Alan Pegler turned it into a national treasure.