World famous locomotive ‘Flying Scotsman‘ will be back in steam tomorrow on the mainline and will be passing through Leeds and Clitheroe on its journey.
The A3 locomotive is on a light engine movement. 60103 is moving from the National Railway Museum, in York, to the East Lancashire Railway, in Bury, where it is hauling trains this weekend (more on that can be found here).
The A3 will depart the National Railway Museum at 07:35, where it will then stop at York (07:54), Church Fenton (08:12) before steaming through Micklefield (08:29).
The steam locomotive will stop at Leeds at approximately 09:20, before heading off for Hellifield and Clitheroe at 09:31.
From Leeds, it will head via Shipley, Crossflatts, Keighley, Skipton and Gargrave to Hellifield.
After a break and refuelling, the locomotive will then make its journey through Lancashire via Langho, Clitheroe, Blackburn and Preston to Manchester, where it will then join the East Lancashire Railway at Castleton.
Timings
For timings on these movements, please click the links below:
As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots!
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