Alan Pegler first saw LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman in Wembley at the 1924 British Empire Exhibition. In 1962, British Railways announced that they would scrap the Flying Scotsman. A group called "Save Our Scotsman" were unable to raise the £3,000 scrap value of the locomotive that would prevent this. Pegler stepped in and bought the locomotive outright. He spent the next few years spending large amounts of money having the locomotive restored at the Doncaster Works, and then persuaded the

4472 Flying Scotsman on a 00 Gauge Model Railway at the Prospect Park Miniature Railway. For the full video please see Henry's Adventures the YouTube channel! | Henry's Adventures