The world’s most famous steam engine, 60103 Flying Scotsman, turns 100 years old in 2023.
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway hosted the locomotive throughout May and helped celebrate the landmark birthday. Over 20,000 people visited the railway to see Flying Scotsman, take a Ride Behind The Legend, spend An Evening With Flying Scotsman or climb on board the footplate.
60103 Flying Scotsman
24 February 2023 marks 100 years since Flying Scotsman entered service.
KEY FACTS
- Built in 1923 at Doncaster Works, costing £7,944
- Weight: 97 tonnes
- Length: 70ft
- Officially the first locomotive to reach 100mph and the first to circumnavigate the globe.
- Holds the world record for a non-stop run in a steam locomotive, set in 1989 with a 442-mile trip
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