Date: 19/03/2012

The National Railway Museum (NRM) announced on March 16 that their £5m locomotive, No. 103 Flying Scotsman will not now be carrying the Olympic Torch on June 20 from York to Thirsk. The replacement locomotive is the West Coast Railways owned LMS Royal Scot No. 46115 Scots Guardsman. This has always been the reserve engine and is itself a large part of railway history, starring in the iconic 1936 film, Night Mail

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Royal Scot 4-6-0 no 46115 Scots Guardsman photographed at the platform at Galashiels with a southbound train. The date is thought to be 17 July 1965 and the train is the 9.50am (SO) Edinburgh Waverley - Sheffield Midland, a relief to the up Waverley on summer Saturdays. The last of its class to be withdrawn by BR (from Kingmoor shed in January 1966) 46115 is now in preservation. [See image 34652]
Location: Galashiels [1st]
Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
17/07/1965 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

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Location: Editorial Office
Company: Railscot
18/04/2015 John Furnevel

4472 Flying Scotsman on display at a steam gathering at Princes Risborough in October 1986.
Location: Princes Risborough
Company: Princes Risborough, Thame and Oxford Extension and Aylesbury Extension (Wycombe Railway)
12/10/1986 Peter Todd