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Full steam ahead for Flying Scotsman

By Paul Ellis in Bury, United Kingdom | China Daily | Updated: 2016-01-23 06:57

World ferrous rail engine gets a new lease of life

Britain's Flying Scotsman, the first steam locomotive to hit 100 miles an hour, returned to the tracks on Friday following a decade-long project to restore the world-famous engine.

Steaming and whistling, the legendary locomotive made its first test run after 1.2 million ($6.1 million) full-scale restoration.

Full steam ahead for Flying Scotsman

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