Date: 12/03/2010

One of Britain's most iconic steam trains will return to the rails with the help of Greater Manchester heritage railway enthusiasts

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Preserved Gresley ex-LNER A3 Pacific no 4472 Flying Scotsman stands at Carlisle platform 4 in the 1960s with a southbound special.
Location: Carlisle
Company: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
// Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

The Railscot automatic pilot in operation. Normal service on the website will be resumed over the weekend of 25/26 April 2015.
Location: Editorial Office
Company: Railscot
18/04/2015 John Furnevel

4472 Flying Scotsman runs north through Tweedmouth station on 9 May 1964 with Pegler's Pullman en route from Doncaster to Edinburgh. Tweeedmouth shed (52D) can be seen in the rear right of the photograph. The locomotive spent the following 9 days in Scotland on railtour duty and returned south light engine on 18 May. It was during this visit that the initial work on the Terence Cuneo painting of 4472 on the Forth Bridge was undertaken.
Location: Tweedmouth
Company: Newcastle and Berwick Railway
09/05/1964 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)