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The Flying Scotsman was built in and became the first locomotive in the world to record a speed of mph, as well as the first to run the mile journey from London to Edinburgh non-stop. Thirty years on, the locomotive has been restored and hauls tour trains across Britain. It is currently owned by the National Railway Museum. The event took place at Spencer Street Station from 15 October to 29 October and included tours on Victorian lines with participating locomotives.
Mr Pegler had purchased the locomotive from British Rail in The tour was financially supported by the British Government. Museum Secretary, Graham Ahern, was scheduled to visit the United States in May to inspect the Flying Scotsman before travelling on to the United Kingdom for discussions with representatives of the owners.
Unfortunately, government financial support for the North American tour was withdrawn by Prime Minister Edward Heath's Conservative government in , but Pegler decided to return for the season. He was declared bankrupt in the High Court in The bankruptcy proceedings against Pegler halted any notion that the Flying Scotsman would be able to tour Australia in the foreseeable future and negotiations ceased.
Given that the preservation of operational steam locomotives was in its relative infancy in the s there were no clear guidelines in place to help owners address the conflict of conservation over restoration — the big debate that, as we have seen, erupted in the late nineteenth century concerning historic buildings.
As a private owner Alan Pegler enjoyed complete freedom over how to present Flying Scotsman as a preserved locomotive. In a way, it will be a monument to the skill of the local [i. Looking back I sometimes wonder whether this was what first forcibly brought home to me the difference between a cold steam locomotive and a hot one; a dead one and a live one. There seemed to be no connection between the showpiece inside an exhibition hall and the beautiful piece of machinery with its huge, striding wheels, flashing rods and plumes of smoke and steam at the head of the train Pegler, Suddenly, therefore, it appeared as though was going to be the only privately-preserved main-line steam locomotive anyone was going to be able to see or travel behind… In fact when British Railways had themselves run their own last main-line steam tour on August 11, it became a fact that was the one and only in Britain Pegler, One outspoken critic came from an unexpected quarter.
I feel sure this is what my father would have wished… It is a personal thing with me. While we understand interest in Flying Scotsman will be extremely high, we urge those wishing to view it on its tour dates to do so from a safe vantage point. It is vital that spectators do not venture onto the railway , particularly when it is on the mainline as a full timetable of regular services will also be running. Please note this is not a full list of tour dates.
Additional trips are still in the works—details will be published on this page once confirmed.
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