Horwich Parkway: The Flying Scotsman speeds through

The Flying Scotsman blasted its way through Horwich Parkway last Wednesday.

The iconic steam train is currently travelling around the country as it celebrates its 100th birthday.

Considered to be ‘the most famous locomotive in the world’, the Flying Scotsman was the first train on the new London North East Railway in 1923.

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It was the first locomotive to officially hit 100mph and was made famous through The British Empire Exhibition which was held in London in the mid-1920s.

The locomotive entered service 100 years ago, in 1923 (Image: Brian Egerton)

Pictures show it as it ‘literally flew’ through Horwich Parkway on Wednesday with only one carriage attached, backwards.

Bolton News Camera Club member, Brian Egerton, snapped the Flying Scotsman as it ripped its way through the Bolton countryside.

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He said: “The Flying Scotsman literally flew through Horwich Parkway on Wednesday morning.

Trainspotters saw it pass through Horwich Parkway last week (Image: Brian Egerton)

“The fact it only had one carriage attached, plus it was going backwards made it much more difficult to shoot.”

Brian loves to shoot street and landscape photography, including long exposure photography such as waterfalls and seascapes.

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Trainspotters saw it pass through Horwich Parkway last week (Image: Brian Egerton)

The Flying Scotsman has previously been seen in Bolton, having been through Horwich Parkway, Farnworth and Bolton stations.

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For more information about the Flying Scotsman, visit the National Railway Museum’s website.

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