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Home at last: Flying Scotsman completes its inaugural journey at York Railway Station. Photograph: Richard McDougall

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Flying again… Flying Scotsman going at full tilt along the East Coast Main Line at Colton Junction, just south of York. Photograph: Nigel Holland
Flying again… Flying Scotsman going at full tilt along the East Coast Main Line at Colton Junction, just south of York. Photograph: Nigel Holland

Flying Scotsman returned home to York on Thursday (February 25) to be greeted by a huge crowd of wellwishers.

Around 3,000 people crammed on to York Railway Station to welcome the legendary loco at the end of its inaugural run.

The record-breaking engine had set off at 7.40am from London Kings Cross to start the journey that marked the end of its £4.2 million, ten-year restoration.

On board were 297 people, many of whom had paid £450 for this very special ticket.

Among the passengers was Michael Portillo, the MP turned TV presenter, filming a unique episode of his BBC series Great British Railway Journeys.

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Wellwishers gathered at vantage points all the way along the East Coast Mainline to cheer the Flying Scotsman’s comeback.

The train was nearly an hour late – delayed by people on the track near Cambridgeshire and Doncaster, apparently trying to take extreme close-ups of the Flying Scotsman on their cameras and smartphones.

If you missed the engine today, don’t worry – you have ten days to see it close up and in steam at the National Railway Museum.

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Home at last: Flying Scotsman completes its inaugural journey at York Railway Station. Photograph: Richard McDougall
Home at last: Flying Scotsman completes its inaugural journey at York Railway Station. Photograph: Richard McDougall
It's good to be back… Photograph: Richard McDougall
It’s good to be back… Photograph: Richard McDougall
Excited crowds greet the giant star at York Station. Photograph: Richard McDougall
Excited crowds greet the giant star at York Station. Photograph: Richard McDougall

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Former MP turned TV presenter Michael Portillo, one of Scotsman's most famous passengers, on York Station. Photograph: Jayne Shipley
Former MP turned TV presenter Michael Portillo, one of Scotsman’s most famous passengers, on York Station. Photograph: Jayne Shipley
The name that says it all. Photograph: Richard McDougall
The name that says it all. Photograph: Richard McDougall
Minutes away from York at Colton. Photograph: Nigel Holland
Minutes away from York at Colton. Photograph: Nigel Holland

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