Flying Scotsman to be back on track after a 10-year refit that cost £4.2m

At long last, the Big Day has come when the Flying Scotsman will make its inaugural run from London to York following a 10-year refit that costed £4.2m and, thousands of train enthusiasts are expected to line the tracks and take to bridges to see this world famous steam locomotive.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 25 February 2016.

The Flying Scotsman has been restored to its traditional 1960s British Rail green ahead of its journey up the East Coast Main Line from King's Cross station. Once it reaches York, it will be kept at the National Railway Museum (NRM) until March 6 before it embarks on a tour around the country.
The Flying Scotsman was built in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in 1923, and in no time it became the jewel in the crown of the railway system - it pulled the first train to break the 100mph barrier in 1934. The NRM bought it in 2004 for £2.3m and took up work to restore for which work began in 2006. And, now, after 10-years it is complete.


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