Alan Pegler Presents: Flying Scotsman - Still in Steam (1963)

The film made by Alan Pegler in 1963 when he saved the class A3 locomotive, BR 60103 (LNER 1472, 4472, 502, 103) Flying Scotsman from being sold for scrap. The film documents the final journey under BR ownership from London to Doncaster, the overhaul at Doncaster, and the first runs of the locomotive in preservation.

In 1923, an engine numbered 1472 was built. It was the first engine to be built for and run under the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway. In 1924, 1472 was named after the popular England to Scotland express that had been running since the 1860s, Flying Scotsman. The engine was also renumbered as 4472, the number that most people associate with the engine. Originally a Gresley A1, Flying Scotsman would become the first steam locomotive to run non-stop between the cities of London and Edinburgh and the first steam locomotive to officially record a speed of 100 mph. In January of 1946, Flying Scotsman was renumbered to 502. The engine ran as 502 until May of 1946 when it was renumbered as 103. The locomotive would be modified into a Gresley A3 in 1947 and later be renumbered 60103 under the ownership of British Railways.

Flying Scotsman would become the sole surviving A3, going on to tour North America (1969-1973) and Australia (1988-1989). During the outbound trip to Australia and the return trip, the locomotive would become the first to circumnavigate the globe. On the return from the USA, Flying Scotsman would become the first steam locomotive to travel through the Panama Canal. In Australia, the engine would set the world record for the longest non-stop run for a steam locomotive, 422 miles.

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