Tom Airey
Reporter, BBC News Online

That ends our live coverage of the famous locomotive's return to the East Coast Main Line, thanks for joining me.

Over the past eight hours we've had steam, whistles, memories, trespassers and a moving finale at York station. 

We leave you with an image from today which has a timeless quality to it - much like the engine itself.

Image source, PA

 Welcome back, Flying Scotsman.   

Thanks for sending me your emails and photos today.

Dr Ian Pickering has got in touch from New Brighton, Wirral, to say he saw Flying Scotsman as a young child in Wigan during the locomotive's farewell tour.

He said: "She blasted through at incredible speed and I was enthralled by the power. It is a moment I have never forgotten. It is so wonderful to see her back in service, restored and cared for."

Image source, National Railway Museum

...and then this happens.

  Unlucky, Ryan.   

Bob Gwynne, a curator at the National Railway Museum, said it was great to see the “world icon” back in York.

He told BBC Radio York: "It's not just enthusiasts, all the world and his wife are here.

"It's really become the symbol of the steam age and it has been away for 10 years, so it's not really surprising people have gone 'wow, let's go and see it'".

Image source, AFP/Getty

Soot-blackened faces look out from the Flying Scotsman's cab on its arrival in York after an eventful journey which took more than five and a half hours. 

Image source, PA

After about 3,000 people welcomed Flying Scotsman back into Platform 9 at York station, it will now head to the nearby National Railway Museum.

It will be in steam in the North Yard area of the museum, with the site staying open to the public until 10pm tonight.

It's due to stay at the museum until 6 March, when it starts a tour around the country. 

Hundreds of people crowded the platforms at York station to capture the moment Flying Scotsman completed its inaugural East Coast Main Line run since completing it refit.

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Sir William McAlpine, a former owner of Flying Scotsman, told BBC Radio York what it was like travelling on today's service from London.

"I think it's wonderful, absolutely wonderful. It's a great pleasure. I don't own her any longer and so I don't have to worry about her! I can just thoroughly enjoy myself."

Here's Flying Scotsman pulling in at York station a few minutes ago.

It's time for the 300 passengers to depart, with the celebrations moving to the nearby National Railway Museum later this afternoon. 

After a £4.2m refurbishment, Flying Scotsman has pulled into York station after a lengthy absence. 

What a moment for those lucky enough to be on board or on the platform. 

It's 54 minutes late, but I don't think anyone minds too much. 

Hundreds of people have been spotted on a vantage point at Colton Junction near York.

Our reporters on board say they have seen scenes like this almost all the way along the route.

With the journey to York nearing its end, BBC Rewind, external have put together a video documenting a brief history of Flying Scotsman.

It's definitely worth a minute of your time...

The service is about to reach it's destination any minute now!

Predictably, there are huge crowds at York station. 

Flying Scotsman was saved from the breakers' yard by a millionaire steam enthusiast, Alan Pegler. 

He brought the locomotive to a whole new generation, external, taking it round the country - and often driving it himself. 

In 1969, he even took the historic engine to the United States.

Alan died aged 91 in 2012. 

Image source, National Railway Museum

Here's some brilliant footage of Flying Scotsman steaming through Doncaster station about half an hour ago. 

British Transport Police has told our reporter Tom Ingall the reports of trespass were false.

We're on the move again and expected in York in less than 20 minutes.

Image source, PA

While we're waiting for the train to get moving again, here's some Flying Scotsman-related trivia for you:

• It featured in the The Flying Scotsman, a 1929 film which symbolised a benchmark in British filmmaking

• The locomotive has a place in The Railway Series of children's books by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry

• It appeared in the 102 Dalmatians film, pulling the Orient Express out of London

• One of the specially-produced £5 coins for the 2012 Summer Olympics featured an engraving of Flying Scotsman on the back

We have had another trespass incident causing the service to be halted again north of Doncaster.

Some police officers boarded the train at Retford in Nottinghamshire in the event this happened. 

It was expected to arrive at York at 12:26, but it's likely to be past 13:00 now. 

One of our reporters on board captured a group who used a forklift truck to gain a vantage point over a hedge to see Flying Scotsman.

The locomotive isn't something you see on every tea break!

Here's the moment they were waiting for at Doncaster station (from both the platform and on board).