Secrets Of Flying Scotsman

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Secrets Of Flying Scotsman

Episode two continues the story as businessman Alan Pegler, who saved Scotsman from the scrapheap, took it on an ambitious 1969 tour of America to promote British industry. However mounting debts bankrupted him. There wasn’t even enough money to bring Scotsman back to Britain an...

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Season 1
The Flying Scotsman is the world's most famous steam locomotive. Built in 1923 it became a symbol of the Golden Age of steam and an enduring example of British design and engineering. This is the story of how it became the first steam train to reach 100mph - and captured a place in the hearts of the nation. Episode one rev...
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