The Flying Scotsman has arrived in Somerset

The famous steam train will be running services in the area.

Author: Hannah RichardsonPublished 29th Jun 2025

A famous steam train has arrived in Somerset this weekend!

The iconic Flying Scotsman is running services between Bishops Lydeard and Minehead until the 14th of July.

It is visiting the area on a tour of the UK's heritage railways to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.

The West Somerset Railway has thanked the National Railway Museum, of which the locomotive is part of, for allowing the locomotive to return to the railway.

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