Today is about a National Treasure, no, not Sir David Attenborough but The Flying Scotsman, Yes, The Flying Scotsman was only a bright and shiny 3 year old steam locomotive when Sir David was born.

 

In Part One, we talk to the man that knows the Flying Scotsman very well, Anthony Coulls Senior Curator of Rail Transport and Technology at the National Railway Museum, where the Flying Scotsman lives when it is not out and about steaming. Anthony has had a dedicated career in transport museum curation, is also a volunteer on heritage railways and has authored many books.

This second series of Up Front & Steaming is presented and produced by Tom Burgess in partnership with Trackside, the monthly magazine targeted at the 26,000 people who work in the heritage railway sector, plus the estimated 100,000 enthusiasts. www.tracksidemag.co.uk