Minor damage was caused to Flying Scotsman's tender - used for storing fuel and water - and the coaches involved. Numerous bottles of wine and spirits also fell to the floor in the kitchen coach.

Why is Flying Scotsman so famous? In 1862, when the East Coast route to Scotland was still young, Walter Leith of the Great Northern Railway had an idea. Why not run a through train from London to ...

"It is extremely disappointing that a small minority of rail enthusiasts put their lives in grave danger in an attempt to take photos of the Flying Scotsman," said Ch Insp Gareth Davies.

The latest meeting of EK Probus Club was opened by its president Barrie Crawford, writes Ken Lawton. He introduced Robert Wilson who would talk about James Tytler as the original ‘Flying Scotsman.’ ...