The Flying Scotsman was the first train to complete the journey from London King s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley non-stop and in 1934 became the first steam train to travel at over 100 miles per hour.
The Flying Scotsman, the first steam train to reach over 100 miles an hour, turned 100 on Friday, whistling its way into Edinburgh's Waverley station to mark the day.
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