Video: Settle-Carlisle on Flying Scotsman's footplate, in less than a minute

We've captured the excitement of Flying Scotsman's excursion on England's most scenic rail line in a timelapse video from the footplate of the famous locomotive.

Yorkshire Post photographer James Hardisty shot the footage during the inaugural journey on the reopened route on the Settle-Carlisle line, through the Yorkshire Dales.

Fireman Matthew Earnshaw and first leg driver Noel Hartley, on the footplate of Flying Scotsman.
Picture: James Hardisty. — Fireman Matthew Earnshaw and first leg driver Noel Hartley, on the footplate of Flying Scotsman. Picture: James Hardisty.

placeholder image — Fireman Matthew Earnshaw and first leg driver Noel Hartley, on the footplate of Flying Scotsman. Picture: James Hardisty.

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Video: Settle-Carlisle on Flying Scotsman's footplate, in less than a minute

We've captured the excitement of Flying Scotsman's excursion on England's most scenic rail line in a timelapse video from the footplate of the famous locomotive.

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