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Edinburgh Live
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Katie Williams

Edinburgh locals spot Flying Scotsman as famous locomotive marks 100 years with special excursion

Edinburgh locals were treated to a special sighting of the Flying Scotsman on Saturday afternoon.

At around 6pm on July 1, residents in Portobello spotted the locomotive at the depot near the golf course and Portobello High School.

The famous train has made its way up to Scotland from York as part of its Centenary Weekender excursion. It journeyed through the borders, passing through East Lothian, stopping at Dunbar station for around 15 minutes before travelling up to Edinburgh Waverley.

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