Flying Scotsman passes through Wylam

On the 14th of October 2023, Flying Scotsman, the iconic preserved steam engine, travelled along the Tyne Valley railway from Carlisle to Newcastle.

Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at their Doncaster works, designed by the company's Chiel Engineer Nigel Gresley.

It would become  the LNER's flagship loco on the rote from London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverly. Flying Scotsman was exhibited at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park in 1924 and 1925.

On the 1st May 1928 the LNER used Flying Scotsman on their inaugural non stop service between Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverly, a corridor tender being used to allow a change of crew during the 8 hour journey. 

Flying Scotsman became the first locomotive to achieve an officially authenticated speed of 100 miles per hour on 30 November 1934.

In 1948 when railways were nationalised, Flying Scotsman came under the ownership of British Railways. It was retired from service in having travelled 2.08 million miles during it's operational service.

Flying Scotsman was preserved and came under the ownership of the National Railway museum in 2004.