Flying Scotsman at the Nene Valley Railway

Flying Scotsman Return Journey on the Nene Valley Railway

 

Flying Scotsman will return to the Nene Valley Railway for passenger services from 22nd February to 9th March. 

 

The locomotive was built in Doncaster, becoming the first locomotive of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). It left the works on 24 February 1923 with number 1472. It was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as part of the A1 class – the most powerful locomotives used by the LNER at that time.

 

By 1924, when it was selected to appear at the British Empire Exhibition in London, the loco had been renumbered 4472 – and had been given the name ‘Flying Scotsman’ after the London to Edinburgh rail service which started daily at 10am in 1862.

 

The British Empire Exhibition made Flying Scotsman famous, and it went on to feature in many more publicity events for the LNER. In 1928, it was given a new type of tender with a corridor, which meant that a new crew could take over without stopping the train. This allowed it to haul the first ever non-stop London to Edinburgh service on 1 May, reducing the journey time to eight hours.

 

In 1934, Scotsman was clocked at 100mph on a special test run – officially the first locomotive in the UK to have reached that speed. 

 

 

Sunday 2 March 2025

Pick ups: Route B2

 

See also: https://richmonds-coaches.co.uk/holidays-product/?webid=Flying-Scotsman-at-the-Nene-Valley-Railway&rfrr=search-tour

 

£55 per person

 

Price includes:

Approx 1 Hour Return Journey on the Flying Scotsman

Return Coach Travel

 

 

Please note the train will make a return journey from Wandsford Station to Peterbrough Station and back without stopping. (expected journey time is just over 1 hour)

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