Flying Scotsman at Severn Valley Railway: Famous engine's trip from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth as it happened
The world's most famous steam locomotive has come to the West Midlands for a rare guest appearance.
The Flying Scotsman is guest of honour at the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) for the next four days, and today the famous old engine hauled the railway's first full-line service this season between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth.
Paired with the railway's set of Gresley teak carriages, the Flying Scotsman is hauling three return trips a day today (July 25); then on Saturday and Sunday as part of the SVR’s Swingin’ Sixties event, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the line in preservation; and finally on Monday.
Today's sold-out trips were the first since the reopening of the line to Bridgnorth, following a landslip in January that put much of the railway out of action for months. Monday's trips were arranged specially after the first batch of tickets sold out within three minutes of going on sale.
Follow all our live coverage of the Flying Scotsman at the Severn Valley Railway below:
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