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| Flying Scotsman's mainline return after £4.2m revamp | Flying Scotsman's mainline return after £4.2m revamp |
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| One of the world's most famous locomotives has returned to the West Coast mainline. | |
| Flying Scotsman is travelling from Carnforth on the West Coast Main Line following a £4.2m restoration project, which has taken 10 years. | Flying Scotsman is travelling from Carnforth on the West Coast Main Line following a £4.2m restoration project, which has taken 10 years. |
| The engine, which was retired from service in 1963, has been restored for York's National Railway Museum by Riley and Son Ltd, based in Bury. | The engine, which was retired from service in 1963, has been restored for York's National Railway Museum by Riley and Son Ltd, based in Bury. |
| Low-speed tests have taken place along the East Lancashire Railway. | Low-speed tests have taken place along the East Lancashire Railway. |
| The locomotive is in its black undercoat and sporting wartime numbers. | The locomotive is in its black undercoat and sporting wartime numbers. |
| It will painted in its new green livery next week after the test run. | It will painted in its new green livery next week after the test run. |
| Jim Lowe, head of operations at the National Railway Museum in York, said: "We have all been looking forward to the day when Flying Scotsman is once again running on Britain's tracks." | Jim Lowe, head of operations at the National Railway Museum in York, said: "We have all been looking forward to the day when Flying Scotsman is once again running on Britain's tracks." |
| The train is travelling from Carnforth and into Carlisle with a return journey through Appleby and across the Ribblehead Viaduct to Farrington. | The train is travelling from Carnforth and into Carlisle with a return journey through Appleby and across the Ribblehead Viaduct to Farrington. |
| Flying Scotsman | Flying Scotsman |