On 1 May 1928, LNER locomotive 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ made the inaugural run of a non-stop service from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. Now, exactly forty years later on 1 May 1968, Alan Pegler, owner of the locomotive Flying Scotsman since British Railways sold her in 1963, attempts to recreate the run. Various passengers, including Rev W Awdry, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, talk about their memories of the locomotive. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.8/10 | |
Released: | August 8, 1968 | |
Runtime: | 40 min | |
Genres: | Documentary History | |
Companies: | BBC | |
Cast: | Wilbert Awdry Alan Pegler Captain Holmes Molly Holmes | |
Crew: | Tony Wheeler | |
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