Picture shows (right) Mr Alan Pegler, who bought The Flying Scotsman engine in 1963

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Picture shows (right) Mr Alan Pegler, who bought The Flying Scotsman engine in 1963

Picture shows (right) Mr Alan Pegler, who bought The Flying Scotsman engine in 1963, receiving a silver replica of the engine from a British Rail official. Looking on (on the left) is the train driver Mr John Hill. The train is about to depart London King Cross on its 40th anniversary run to Edinburgh.
The Flying Scotsman, designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, is an express passenger train service that has operated between Edinburgh and London, the capitals of Scotland and England, via the East Coast Main Line. The service began in 1862; the name was officially adopted in 1924.
On 1st May 1928 The A1 class locomotive 4472 Flying Scotsman hauled the inaugural non-stop train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh. 392 miles (631 km) without stopping, a record at the time for a scheduled service.
Picture taken 1st May 1968

Arthur Sidey
Daily Mirror
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Kings Cross
Greater London
England
FlyingScotsman 1/5/1968

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