The Flying Scotsman (Image: Surrey Advertiser - Grahame Larter)
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The iconic Flying Scotsman will be making its way to Stoke-on-Trent as it returns to the tracks.
The Flying Scotsman is due to travel to Oxford from London Paddington on Sunday May 23. The vintage steam locomotive was built in 1923 and it now does special passenger tour of the UK. The journey will start at 9.20am and will take two hours and 40 minutes and will return at 7pm. However, you will not be able to book a seat on board as all tickets - selling for £93 for a child and £109 for an adult - have now been snapped up for the trip. However, you will be able to catch a glimpse of the locomotive as it arrives in Oxford.
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Flying Scotsman to return to East Lancs Railway in 2021 for celebration of steam’s golden age Date published: 28 December 2020
Flying Scotsman will return to East Lancashire Railway for Easter weekend
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) will play host to the most iconic steam engine in history – when the Flying Scotsman returns to its tracks in spring 2021.
The celebrated locomotive, which is owned by the National Railway Museum, will be the star attraction in an Easter weekend bonanza of steam’s golden age on the heritage railway in Bury.
It will be in operation on the scenic 12-mile ELR line between Good Friday (2 April) and Easter Tuesday (6 April 2021). The Easter dates will also be the first chance for the public to see the famous engine in 2021, following a period of winter maintenance.