The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman is a documentary on BBC2. The long-running popular program has been available since 2013. A total of 14 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2023.
Last broadcast:19/09/2023 at 23:00Genres: Documentaries
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The Flying Scotsman
The mighty Scotsman becomes stranded stateside.
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The Flying Scotsman has broken records and starred in movies.
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Barbara Flynn narrates the story of the nation's love affair with the steam locomotive that symbolises all that was great about British engineering, the Flying Scotsman.
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The view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway. Cab cameras and microphones capture all the action.
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During her life, the Flying Scotsman has broken records, travelled the world, starred in a movie, and even bankrupted her owners. But why has she inspired such affection among steam fans? And why, almost a century coming into service, does she still attract huge crowds wherever she goes?
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With steam on its way out, it fell to enthusiast Alan Pegler to save the mighty Scotsman, but his ambitions saw her stranded stateside. Three owners later, it was revamped by the National Railway Museum in the 00s.
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With steam on its way out, it fell to enthusiast Alan Pegler to save the mighty Scotsman, but his ambitions saw her stranded stateside. Three owners later, it was revamped by the National Railway Museum in the 00s.
1:00:00
During her life, the Flying Scotsman has broken records, travelled the world, starred in a movie, and even bankrupted her owners. But why has she inspired such affection among steam fans? And why, almost a century coming into service, does she still attract huge crowds wherever she goes?