Summary

  • Train leaves King's Cross station on time as crowds pack the platforms

  • Flying Scotsman arrives in York at 13:20 - 54 minutes later than scheduled

  • Service forced to temporary 'abrupt halt' as onlookers come close to tracks

  • Safety warning issued as thousands line sections of route

  • Flying Scotsman passes through Doncaster where it was built in 1923

  • Famous locomotive returning to York's National Railway Museum after refit

  • Live coverage of the Flying Scotsman's return to the East Coast Mainline on 25 February 2016

Live Reporting

Tom Airey

  1. Not long to go now....

    The platform is getting busier as we approach the scheduled departure time of 07.40.

    I wonder if the capital's commuters have a clue what's going on?

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  2. Your pictures: Clouds and steam as Flying Scotsman makes a test run

    We're featuring this fabulous picture of Flying Scotsman sent to us by Julie Folds on Tuesday.

    Flying ScotsmanJulie Folds

    She says: "I was taking a lovely shot of the blue sky and clouds when this train got in the way!

    "It is, of course, the Flying Scotsman near Staxton today on her way from York to Scarborough on one of her test runs.

    First attempt to photograph a train moving!"

  3. Passengers and media start to gather

    Our reporter Tom Ingall is waiting patiently on Platform One at King's Cross for 60103 to arrive, and he's not the only one.

    It's currently 0°C there according to BBC Weather, let's hope he's got his big coat on. 

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  4. London - York: Today's Flying Scotsman route

    The route takes in several points in Flying Scotsman's history, including its 'birthplace' in Doncaster and the stretch at Stoke Bank where it became the first steam locomotive to achieve an authenticated 100mph run.

    It will also require a couple of water stops.

    The times mentioned on the map below are estimates.

    Map

  5. Flying Scotsman back on the East Coast Mainline

    Tom Airey
    Reporter, BBC News Online

    Hello and welcome to the BBC's live page as we track Flying Scotsman's official return to the East Coast Mainline after a 10-year £4.2m restoration project.

    The legendary locomotive will be steaming up the country from London King's Cross to York and is due to set off at 07:40.

    It's due at arrive in York just before 12:30.

    Flying ScotsmanReuters

    If you're planning on waving it past on its journey or simply want to get it touch, you can email your photos and stories here or tweet @BBCYork with the hashtag #flyingscotsman.