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One of the world's most iconic railway locomotives, the Flying Scotsman, is to take its first public test run under steam after a decade off the tracks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-35251312

Lat time I was in the National Railway Museum (quite a few years ago), it was there - or at least the wheels and chassis were.

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yay. These kinds of things need to be around to show the value of smart people making things that push the envelope a bit.
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Cool! :)

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More footage from today: Full steam ahead for The Flying Scotsman
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35259914

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Cool! :)

+1 :D

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This sort of thing pleases me.

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