Flying Scotsman heading to Worcester
One of the world's most famous steam trains is travelling to the city today
One of the world's most famous steam trains is heading to Worcester today.
The Flying Scotsman was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley and built by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works in 1923.
Its fame grew in 1928 when it hauled a non-stop service from London to Edinburgh.
In 1934 it earned a place in the record books as the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100mph on 30 November 1934.
Where will it be passing?
The 'The Worcester Christmas Express' starts in Cambridge early this morning, picking up more passengers at Ely and March, before continuing to Peterborough, the final pick up point.
It then passes through Stamford, continuing westwards to pass Rutland Water towards Oakham.
Entering Leicestershire, it runs through Melton Mowbray and heads for Leicester.
The train then follows the main line to London St Pancras for a while as far as Wigston Junction, where we branch off to join the Nuneaton and Birmingham line.
It passes through Barnt Green and then descendS the extremely steep Lickey Incline, graded at 1 in 37, and one of the steepest climbs on the national network.
After Bromsgrove, the locomotive leaves the main line to Bristol at Stoke Works Junction and head for Droitwich, before passing through the spa town of Droitwich.
It then stops in Worcester to visit the attractions in the city centre.
After servicing and turning the steam locomotive, the train's heads back to earlier calling points to set down passengers before being diesel hauled from Leicester on the return leg back to Cambridge.