Crowds lined the route along the East Coast Main Line to catch a glimpse of the iconic locomotive, with some even causing the journey to be delayed as they strayed too close to the tracks.
This is the Flying Scotsman’s first official journey after being completely restored at a cost of £4.2 million.
It left London’s King’s Cross at 7:40 am with 297 VIPs, competition winners and members of the public lucky enough to have bought a ticket on board for the historic journey.
The locomotive was built in 1923 and was the first train to travel at over 100mph.
A mainstay of the Edinburgh – London route, it was eventually retired from service in 1963.
After several changes in ownership over the coming decades, the National Railway Museum bought it for £2.3 million in 2004 and got to work on the decade-long restoration project.
It’s set to tour the country next month.
Flying Scotsman at Welwyn North this morning. I may be on "The One Show" tonight talking about this. pic.twitter.com/cIR9PnlZ6C
— Paul Griggs (@Griggsy66) February 25, 2016
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