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There are two associations of the term Flying Scotsman in the British railway system: The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and previously consisted of Great Britain and the whole of Ireland. ...

The Flying Scotsman, a named passenger service from London King's Cross station to Edinburgh Waverley station.
No. 4472 Flying Scotsman, an LNER steam locomotive named after the passenger service and now preserved.

The term can also mean: British Railways Poster celebrating the centenary of the Flying Scotsman. ... The following is a list of named passenger trains and some summary information about them. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Kings Cross station (often spelt Kings Cross on platform signs) is a railway station in the district of the same name in northeast central London. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... This article is about the locomotive the Flying Scotsman. For the passenger service, see Flying Scotsman (train). ... The London and North Eastern Railway or LNER was the second-largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. ... One of the last mainline steam locomotives built in the UK: British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 no. ...

The Flying Scotsman, a 2006 film about an amateur Scottish cyclist.

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Category: Disambiguation The Flying Scotsman is a 2006 film based on the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (702 words)
	The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive number 4472 "Flying Scotsman" (originally no. 1472) was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley.
	It was commonly employed on the Flying Scotsman service, its namesake, from London to Edinburgh.
	As of 2006, Flying Scotsman is undergoing a major 18 month overhaul at the NRM; she is due to resume running services in late 2007.

The "Flying Scotsman" (3017 words)
	Until 1900 the "Flying Scotsman" had always stopped for twenty minutes at York while its passengers ate a hasty lunch in the station dining-room; but dining cars were included with the new coaches and the stop at York was cut from twenty minutes to under ten minutes.
	YORK, one of the principal stations on the route of the "Flying Scotsman." York is 188 miles from the London terminus at King's Cross.
	To enable everyone to identify this famous train, the name "The Flying Scotsman" is carried on the roof of each coach, on both sides; on a white nameboard with fl lettering on the front of the engine smoke-box; and in large white letters on the rear end of the last coach.

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