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The Flying Scotsman, 2008 The Scottish Stores, the original name. The Flying Scotsman is a Grade II listed public house at 2–4 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London. [1]It was originally called The Scottish Stores, and was designed by the architects Wylson and Long, probably for James Kirk, and built in 1900–01.
British Railways poster celebrating the centenary of the Flying Scotsman.The locomotives shown are a GNR Sturrock Single and a Class 55 Deltic The Flying Scotsman hauled by LNER Class A1 No. 2547 Doncaster in 1928 The Flying Scotsman hauled by 4488 Union of South Africa at London King's Cross in 1948 Deltic The Black Watch with the Flying Scotsman and headboard 91101 in Flying Scotsman livery ...
On both occasions, the train was hauled by the famous locomotive, No. 4472 Flying Scotsman. [2] In the preservation era, steam locomotives had only recommenced departures from King's Cross in 1994, after a 30-year gap. The departure at the time was an Elizabethan train only as far as Peterborough, hauled by No. 60009 Union of South Africa. [2]
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It became a pub in 1864 when the future Edward VII held the title of Prince of Wales. [2] Amongst former landlords was the retired sportsman Leslie Compton who played cricket for Middlesex and football for Arsenal. [3] The rear of the pub faces on to Pond Square. [4] The pub and neighbouring buildings have been listed since 1974. [5]
Flying Scotsman 's first run following the works was on 4 July 1999, hauling The Inaugural Scotsman from London King's Cross to York, where an estimated one million people turned out to see it. [68] [70] It was the locomotive's first visit to King's Cross in 30 years. [71]
King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London.It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland.
Police Scotland said two people were taken to hospital ‘as a precaution’ after the crash at Aviemore Railway Station, Scottish Highlands.