Flying Scotsman steams into Edinburgh to mark centenary
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage read a poem dedicated to the locomotive and dancers and musicians performed in the station.
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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage read a poem dedicated to the locomotive and dancers and musicians performed in the station.
The Poet Laureate described the world-famous locomotive’s ‘rippling bodywork pouring with sweat’.
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem to mark 100 years since the York-based locomotive Flying Scotsman first entered service.
The Flying Scotsman, the first steam train to reach over 100 miles an hour, turned 100 on Friday, whistling its way into Edinburgh's Waverley station to mark the day.
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem to mark 100 years since the York-based locomotive Flying Scotsman first entered service.