Locomotives
As a major link between the capital cities of England and Scotland, the Flying Scotsman was an extremely long and heavy train, especially in the days before road and air transport became common. As such, it has required very powerful locomotives. Locomotives used to haul (and in some cases, specifically designed to haul) the Flying Scotsman have included:
- Stirling 4-2-2 'Singles' (GNR 1870).
- Ivatt Class C1 (GNR 1897), the first British Atlantics.
- Gresley A1 and A3 Class Pacifics (LNER 1922), including the locomotive named after the train.
- Gresley A4 Class Pacifics (LNER 1935), the holder of the steam rail-speed record.
- British Railways Class 55 'Deltic' (BR 1961).
- British Rail InterCity 125 (BR 1976).
- British Rail InterCity 225 (BR 1990, GNER from 1996 until 2007, National Express East Coast from December 2007 until November 2009 and East Coast from November 2009).
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