Ribblehead, near Settle, North Yorkshire. Saturday 6th February 2016. One of the world's most famous locomotives, the Flying Scotsman, has returned to the West Coast mainline following a £4.2m, 10 year restoration project. Travelling from Carnforth on the West Coast Main Line to Carlisle and then returning via the historic Settle Carlisle Railway, the train is pictured crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct at dusk. The engine was retired from service in 1963 and has been restored for the York's National Railway Museum by Riley and Son Ltd, based in Bury. Credit: Ian Wray/Alamy Live News
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Ribblehead, near Settle, North Yorkshire. Saturday 6th February 2016. One of the world's most famous locomotives, the Flying Scotsman, has returned to the West Coast mainline following a £4.2m, 10 year restoration project. Travelling from Carnforth on the West Coast Main Line to Carlisle and then returning via the historic Settle Carlisle Railway, the train is pictured crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct at dusk. The engine was retired from service in 1963 and has been restored for the York's National Railway Museum by Riley and Son Ltd, based in Bury. ©Ian Wray/Alamy Live News