The living legend that will never die
Mar 12, 2019
3 minutes
ROBIN JONES
The many twists and turns in the continuing tale of the legend that is the world’s most famous steam locomotive – Gresley A3 Pacific Flying Scotsman – has generated headlines throughout the 20-year history of Heritage Railway.
We picked up the story in issue four, when on July 4, 1999, tens of thousands of spectators lined the East Coast Main Line to watch No. 4472 make its comeback trip from King’s Cross to York, by then owned by the late pharmaceuticals entrepreneur Dr Tony Marchington
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