Current:Home > NewsThe Flying Scotsman locomotive collided with another train in Scotland. Several people were injured -MoneyStream
The Flying Scotsman locomotive collided with another train in Scotland. Several people were injured
View
Date:2025-04-18 14:19:33
LONDON (AP) — Several people were injured after the Flying Scotsman, the historic steam locomotive, was involved in a low-speed crash with another heritage train in the Scottish Highlands on Friday, authorities said.
The National Railway Museum said the “shunting incident” took place at Aviemore Station in the Cairngorms National Park. The station is home to a heritage train line that takes visitors on steam train trips in northern Scotland.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said that emergency workers were alerted on Friday night “to reports of a collision” involving two trains at Aviemore. Police Scotland said the crash took place at “low speed.”
Two people were hospitalized as a precaution, and their injuries weren’t believed to be serious. Three others were treated at the scene and didn’t require hospital treatment.
The Belmond and Strathspey Railway said the Flying Scotsman locomotive was being coupled with stationary Royal Scotsman train carriages when the collision took place.
Police said that an investigation was underway.
The Flying Scotsman, which was restored last year as part of its centenary celebrations, was scheduled to be running trips this weekend.
The steam engine, officially given its famous name 100 years ago, was a service connecting passengers from London to Edinburgh. It rose to global fame when it recorded 100 mph (160 kph) on a test run, making it the first locomotive in the U.K. to reach that speed.
veryGood! (65)
Related
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Arrest made in fatal shooting of Salem State University student
- Ole Miss to offer medical marijuana master's degree: Educating the workforce will lead to 'more informed consumer'
- Colombia will try to control invasive hippo population through sterilization, transfer, euthanasia
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Man indicted on conspiracy charge in alleged scheme involving Arizona Medicaid-funded facility
- Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen says antisemitic threats hit her when she saw them not as a senator, but as a mother
- Connecticut police officer who stunned shoplifting suspect 3 times charged with assault
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- 'Paradigm' shift: Are Commanders headed for rebuild after trading defensive stars?
Ranking
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Tesla Cybertruck production faces 'enormous challenges,' admits Musk
- Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes
- Eviction filings in Arizona’s fast-growing Maricopa County surge amid a housing supply crisis
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Senate sidesteps Tuberville’s hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff
- House blocks effort to censure Rashida Tlaib
- 2 more killed as Russian artillery keeps on battering southern Ukraine’s Kherson region
Recommendation
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Portland, Oregon, teachers strike over class sizes, pay and resources
King Charles to acknowledge painful aspects of U.K., Kenya's shared past on visit to the African nation
Nigeria’s government budgets for SUVs and president’s wife while millions struggle to make ends meet
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
RHOC's Shannon Beador Sentenced to 3 Years Probation, Community Service After DUI Arrest
Legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight dies at 83
Powerball winning numbers from first drawing of November: Jackpot now at $173 million