The Flying Scotsman could soon be banned from main railways
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IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT STIRLING Moss’s name remains synonymous with motor racing, The Flying Scotsman has a similarly strong affiliation with rail travel – even though it was built 96 years ago.
But now one of Britain’s most famous engineering feats, a past holder of the world rail speed record as the first locomotive officially to be recorded at 100mph, could be expelled from mainline railways… because of trouble caused by trespassing enthusiasts.