Flying Scotsman calls Gordon Little Brother despite the fact that Gordon is actually older than him, because Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 while Gordon was built in 1920 as a prototype pacific.
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Flying Scotsman is owned by the National Railway Museum and operated and maintained by Riley & Son (E) Ltd.
The Flying Scotsman is 100 years oldIt was only when put on show at the British Empire Exhibition in London in 1924 that she was given the number 4427 and named after the route running between London and Edinburgh - The Flying Scotsman. Though she's known for her iconic green colour, that hasn't always been the case.