Steam, speed and glamour: 100 years of the Flying Scotsman
As the iconic train celebrates its centenary, we look back at bygone interiors, menus and posters
www.telegraph.co.ukwas seen at a milestone as a 1923 design, drawn by Sir Nigel Gresley, identified as 1472. regarded as the world’s most famous locomotive, first to hit 100 mph, and the first to circumnavigate the globe. In 1989, it set a 422-mile non-stop steam run. Ownership passed through owners, including a overhaul by Alan Pegler. It driven across Britain, and internationally, notable 1969 excursion to America.