Flying Scotsman makes triumphant return
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Channel: Guardian News · 2016 · News & Politics
The Flying Scotsman has returned to British railway tracks after a decade-long restoration. Subscribe to Guardian Wires ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The world-famous locomotive steamed into the Bolton Street station in Bury, in northern England, on Friday. The Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to exceed 100 miles (161 kilometres) per hour in 1934. Bob Gwynne, curator of Collections and Research at the National Railway Museum, says it is a big day for the team of restorers, but that work had only just begun. Steam, sweat and tears as Flying Scotsman leaves spectators moved ► http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/08/flying-scotsman-steam-sweat-tears-first-journey-locomotive-restoration ------------------------------------------- The Guardian ► http://is.gd/guardianyt Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Music ► http://is.gd/guardianYTmusic Guardian Australia ► http://is.gd/guardianaustralia Guardian Tech ► http://is.gd/guardiantech Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture Guardian Food ► http://is.gd/guardianfood Watch Me Date ► http://is.gd/watchmedate
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