Alan Pegler’s ashes placed in A3’s firebox during emotional farewell
Nov 12, 2018
2 minutes
By Cedric Johns
LENNY BARKER
PHIL MARSH
PHIL MARSH
BEN SCOTT
SOLD out two weeks after its announcement, Steam Dreams’King’s Cross-York‘Alan Pegler Farewell’special hauled by Flying Scotsman was, by popular passenger accord, a fitting tribute to the train’s namesake.
Organised by Steam Dreams’chairman David Buck at the request of Alan’s daughter, operator, Riley Engineering, the National Railway Museum and Network Rail.
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