BBC Four documentary on the return of Gresley A3 4472/60103 'Flying Scotsman' to service back in 2016.
Flying Scotsman returned to steam back in January 2016 on the East Lancs Railway after a ten year long overhaul.
The Flying Scotsman is one of the best British steam locomotives! This documentary made me shed tears of happiness cause Flying Scotsman is part of a great history and the crown jewel in British Railway's history. I've never met her, however, I enjoy seeing her wherever I can - may be in video etc. RIP Sir William McAlpine.
It's an amazing thing: the emotional experience Steam Locomotives drive in the human experience. It's great to see the restoration of these old giants. Even in the United States the restoration of Big Boy 4014 brought people from all over the globe. To see young and old with moistened eyes was quite the exhilarating event to feel the earth rumbling underfoot. I was privileged enough to talk to some great steam fans from Edinburgh, Cape Town, Christchurch and others. It was absolutely phenomenal.