Steam, speed and glamour: 100 years of the Flying Scotsman
As the iconic train celebrates its centenary, we look back at bygone interiors, menus and posters
www.telegraph.co.ukappeared at a milestone in its early years, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, identified as 1472. known as the world’s most famous locomotive, first to hit 100 mph, and to circumnavigate the globe by steam. In 1989, it set a 422-mile non-stop steam run. Ownership shifted ownership, including a 1963 overhaul by Alan Pegler. It toured the UK, and internationally, notably a 1969 American tour.