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The Edinburgh Flyer
A steam-hauled day trip from York to Edinburgh, running at speed both ways behind No. 34067 Tangmere via Newcastle, Morpeth and the Royal Border Bridge.
Day by day
- Day 1
The Edinburgh Flyer
Steam hauled by No. 34067 Tangmere from York down the East Coast Main Line to Northallerton (maximum speed on the straight alignment), then Durham and Newcastle to pick up passengers. North through Morpeth, with coastal views of Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne Island through Northumberland. Crosses the 28-arch Royal Border Bridge at Berwick-on-Tweed (designed by Robert Stephenson) into Scotland, climbs to Grantshouse (1 in 190/200) through the Scottish Borders to Edinburgh. Time to explore the city's attractions near Princes Street Gardens, including the Palace of Holyrood, the Castle on the Royal Mile, galleries and museums, while the locomotive is serviced. Steam hauled return retracing the outward route, including the southbound climb to Grantshouse (1 in 96 for over four miles), setting down at Newcastle, Durham and York.
