4472: Flying Scotsman's primary photo
  • 4472: Flying Scotsman (1968)
  • TV Movie | 40 min | Documentary, History
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4472: Flying Scotsman (1968)
TV Movie | 40 min | Documentary, History

On 1 May 1928, LNER locomotive 4472 'Flying Scotsman' made the inaugural run of a non-stop service from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. Now, exactly forty years later on 1 May 1968, Alan Pegler, owner of the locomotive Flying ...See moreOn 1 May 1928, LNER locomotive 4472 'Flying Scotsman' made the inaugural run of a non-stop service from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. Now, exactly forty years later on 1 May 1968, Alan Pegler, owner of the locomotive Flying Scotsman since British Railways sold her in 1963, attempts to recreate the run. Various passengers, including Rev W Awdry, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, talk about their memories of the locomotive. Written by Anonymous See less
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Eugene Carr (camera) (as Gene Carr)
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Updated Aug 8, 1968

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Aug 8, 1968 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Alan Pegler
Self - Owner of Flying Scotsman Self - Owner of Flying Scotsman   See fewer
Captain Holmes
Self - Passenger Self - Passenger   See fewer
Molly Holmes
Self - Passenger (as Mrs. Holmes) Self - Passenger (as Mrs. Holmes)   See fewer
Wilbert Awdry
Self - Passenger (as Reverend W. Awdry) Self - Passenger (as Reverend W. Awdry)   See fewer
Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis
Self - Passenger (as C. Hamilton Ellis) Self - Passenger (as C. Hamilton Ellis)   See fewer
Richard Bowles
Self - Passenger Self - Passenger   See fewer
James Weist
Self - Passenger Self - Passenger   See fewer
Ted Hailstone
Self - Passenger Self - Passenger   See fewer
Les Richards
Self - Chief Motive Power Inspector Self - Chief Motive Power Inspector   See fewer
George Harman
Self - Deputy Motive Power Inspector Self - Deputy Motive Power Inspector   See fewer
Herbert Brechin
Self - Lord Provost of Edinburgh Self - Lord Provost of Edinburgh   See fewer
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