Rail enthusiasts will be able to get the chance to see the historic Scots Guardsman locomotive as it makes its way to the capital and back from York.
The train was originally built in 1927 and has featured as a film star in the 1936 movie Night Mail.
The steam locomotive is understood to have been rebuilt in 1947 when it received a new type 2A boiler and was painted in LMS 1946-style black livery.
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It was withdrawn from service by the British Railways in January 1966 but saw a renaissance when it was used to help celebrate the Olympic torch run for the 2012 games.
Those wishing to see the Scots Guardsman will be able to watch it roll into Edinburgh at roughly 1.41pm on Saturday, March 25.
According to railadvent, the train will depart from York station at 7.27am before passing through Thirks at 8.01am, Darlington 8.26am, Durham 8.59am, Newcastle 9.22am, Berwick-upon-Tweed 11.49am, Reston 12.42pm and Prestonpans 1.28pm before stopping at Edinburgh.
The train will then take a short reprieve in Edinburgh, before its tour will recommence and it will depart back for York at 4.54pm.
It will then stop at Prestonpans at 5.04pm, Dunbar 7.39pm, Berwick-upon-Tweed 6.09pm, Alnmouth 7.21pm, Morpeth 8.04pm, Newcastle 8.26pm, Northallerton 9.43pm, Thirsk 9.51pm and York 10.26pm.
Railadvent say that the timings above are estimates of when the historic train will pass through each location but that those wishing to follow the locomotive’s journey more closely can keep up to date here.
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