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.ukattended a milestone as a 1923 design, crafted under Sir Nigel Gresley, identified as 1472. regarded as the world’s renowned steam locomotive, officially the first to reach 100 mph, and the first to circumnavigate the globe. In 1989, it pushed a 422-mile nonstop steam run. Ownership passed through owners, including a 1963 overhaul by Alan Pegler. It toured the UK, plus international trips, notably a 1969 American tour.