 The Flying Scotsman is due to haul trains again next May |
The historic Flying Scotsman will be staying still on Tuesday, 70 years after it broke a world speed record. The Doncaster-built engine became the first locomotive to be officially timed in the UK at more than 100mph on 30 November 1934.
The run was part of the competition between the LMS and LNER companies to speed passengers between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland.
Following summer breakdowns it is currently being repaired in York.
Anniversary runs
After being saved for the nation last May, the engine's summer runs between York and Scarborough were blighted by breakdowns.
Now, repairs are underway in workshops at the city's National Railway Museum ready for trips on 31 May, 1 and 2 June next year to mark the first anniversary of its arrival in York.
On Tuesday, the museum's workshop tours will be highlighting the work under way.
A museum spokesman said there was a deliberate "open door" policy to let visitors "see such icons as the Flying Scotsman wherever they may be in the museum".
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