THE RailwayTouring Company’s return trip fromYork to Carlisle on August 6 was cancelled after a problem was found with A3 Pacific No. 60103 Flying Scotsman.
Stuart Gray from the locomotive’s custodian, Riley & Son (E), said: “During scheduled maintenance at the National Railway Museum in York following last trip, some premature excessive wear has been discovered in the locomotive’s cylinders. While the cause is under investigation, rectification work has already