WORLD-FAMOUS locomotive Flying Scotsman has travelled alongside three modern trains to celebrate the “past, present and future” of Britain’s railways.
The trains lined up on the East Coast Main Line at Tollerton, North Yorkshire, yesterday morning before moving south to York. Flying Scotsman was joined by an HST and InterCity 225 from Virgin Trains’ current fleet, as well as one of the operator’s new Azuma trains, which come into service next year.
Enthusiasts seeking to catch a glimpse of the trains were urged to remain behind safety boundaries.
Taxpayer-funded Network Rail was forced to pay out almost £60,000 in compensation when 59 train services were delayed by people encroaching on the track to get as close as possible to Flying Scotsman during its inaugural run in February last year following a decade-long refit.
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