A FAMOUS steam locomotive passed through Basingstoke at the weekend, as part of a tour to the south coast.
The Flying Scotsman made a round-trip from Salisbury via Basingstoke and Southampton on Saturday, as it steamed through the Hampshire countryside.
After more than 10 years away from the mainline, the 1920s locomotive returned to the tracks earlier this year following a £4.2million refit.
Described as a "modern day national treasure", those on board the two-hour trip paid as much as £159 for a ticket.
Built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works, it was employed on long-distance express trains on the LNER.
It set two world records for steam traction, becoming the first steam locomotive to reach 100 miles per hour on November 30, 1934, before setting another record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it travelled 422 miles on August 8, 1989 in Australia.
It retired from regular service in 1963.
British Transport Police urged the public to stay back from the railway on Saturday after earlier this year its journey from London to York was delayed by trespassers on the track.
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