The famous train will be making a ‘rare guest appearance’ at the Severn Valley Railway
The Flying Scotsman locomotive is coming to the Midlands(Image: Getty Images)
For many people, this is a bucket list thing to do alongside maybe riding in a hot air balloon or getting to see the Northern Lights.
There’s something about the ‘world’s most famous steam locomotive’ that gets everyone excited.
We’re talking, of course, about the Flying Scotsman.
Built in 1923, it was the first ever non-stop London to Edinburgh service by 1928 and, in 1934, it became the first locomotive in the UK to reach 100mph.
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Now, it has been announced that the famous train will be making a ‘rare guest appearance’ on the Severn Valley Railway from Friday July 25 to Sunday July 27.
A spokesman for SVR said: “The world’s most famous steam locomotive 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ will be making a rare guest appearance at the Severn Valley Railway from Friday 25 – Sunday 27 July.
“Paired with Gresley teak carriages, ‘Flying Scotsman’ will haul three return trips a day on Friday 25, and then on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July, as part of the SVR’s Swingin’ Sixties event, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the line in preservation.
“‘Flying Scotsman’ will haul our first full-line service of the season, as we reopen all the way to Bridgnorth for public services on Friday 25 July. An embankment collapse earlier in the year cut off the northern end of the line.
“We are extremely grateful to the National Railway Museum and Northern Steam Operations Ltd for agreeing to 60103’s visit.”
The Flying Scotsman is coming to the Midlands(Image: Chis Gorman/Getty Images)How to book tickets to see the Flying Scotsman at SVR
Tickets for a return trip behind 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ are £45 per person and must be pre-booked.
Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 18 June at 10am and Severn Valley Railway bosses are ‘expecting a high demand’ so you’ll probably need to book early to avoid disappointment.
Find out more and book tickets via the SVR website.
How to catch a glimpse of the Flying Scotsman
The Severn Valley Railway runs from Kidderminster in Worcestershire through to Bridgnorth in Shropshire, following the River Severn for much of its 16-mile route.
It is possible to see and hear the trains go by from vantage points along the way between the two points.
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