Date: 20/07/2015

One of the most famous locomotives in the world, the Flying Scotsman, has been off the tracks for the last decade. The lengthy and expensive overhaul is nearing completion, and the engine is finally expected to return to the main line later this year. The BBC's Tom Ingall has been for an exclusive visit to the workshop to see how the work is progressing.

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Flying Scotsman overhaul nears end

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One of the most famous locomotives in the world, the Flying Scotsman, is finally expected to return to the main line later this year.

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4472 Flying Scotsman on the turntable at Ferryhill during its 4 hour stopover in Aberdeen on 16 May 1964. The A3 had arrived in the city from Edinburgh with the Queens College RTS 'Flying Scotsman Railtour'.
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Company: Aberdeen Railway
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4472 Flying Scotsman approaches Dent with 'The Lord Bishop' special on 30th September 1978. One of two trains run that day in memory of Bishop Eric Treacy, this working had originated from London Euston.
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4472 Flying Scotsman (honest) in the workshops at the National Railway Museum, York, in September 2007. [See image 4383]
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