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David Morton

The Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam engine, in the North East 40 years ago

The Flying Scotsman was in the region 40 years ago.

The locomotive was photographed steaming through the Northumberland countryside at Greenhead, near Haltwhistle, on March 14, 1982.

Travelling on this occasion between the East and West of the country, the world's most famous steam engine earned its reputation speeding back and forth between the North and the South.

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