Flying Scotsman

Summary

Flying Scotsman is a train service^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month, #5 of 504).^[2]

Key Facts

• Flying Scotsman is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Flying Scotsman's image is recorded as Flying Scotsman - Nicola Sturgeon and David Horne.jpg^[4].
• Flying Scotsman's image is recorded as Flying Scotsman express, 2547, Doncaster (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928).jpg^[5].
• Flying Scotsman's image is recorded as York Racecourse (Holgate) Platform geograph-2832434-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg^[6].
• Flying Scotsman's image is recorded as Durham station down Flying Scotsman geograph-2827249-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg^[7].
• Flying Scotsman's instance of is recorded as train service^[8].
• Flying Scotsman's instance of is recorded as passenger train service^[9].
• Flying Scotsman's operator is recorded as London North Eastern Railway^[10].
• Flying Scotsman's Commons category is recorded as Flying Scotsman (train)^[11].
• +1862-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Flying Scotsman^[12].
• Flying Scotsman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05v74v^[13].
• Flying Scotsman's different from is recorded as LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”^[14].
• Flying Scotsman's uses is recorded as East Coast Main Line^[15].
• Flying Scotsman's state of use is recorded as in use^[16].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Flying Scotsman include LNER Class A3 4472 “it”^[17], a tender locomotive^[18], in United Kingdom^[19].

Why It Matters

Flying Scotsman ranks in the top 0.99% of train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month, #5 of 504).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for it include LNER Class A3 4472 “it”^[17], a tender locomotive^[18], in United Kingdom^[19].