Doncaster Council launches competition to win extra Flying Scotsman tickets

By Shannon Mower
Published 1st Nov 2023, 18:56 BST
Updated 1st Nov 2023, 18:56 BST
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Doncaster Council is offering a handful of free tickets to see the city’s historic locomotive next week.

On November 11 and 12, the famous Doncaster-built Flying Scotsman will be in the city to mark its 100th anniversary.

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With the initial batch of tickets being sold out within hours of their release, the council is now offering a handful more in an online competition.

Those who like and share a post on the council’s X page will be entered into a draw to win a pair of tickets to the event.

Flying Scotsman.Flying Scotsman.
Flying Scotsman.

Attendees will be able to see the locomotive up-close at the Railport terminal as well as step onto the footplate of the engine.

Flying Scotsman was built at LNER Doncaster in 1923.

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It is now kept at and managed by the National Railway Museum in York.

Mayor Ros Jones lobbied for the upcoming visit after Doncaster was missed from a series of tours of the locomotive.

The competition can be found here: https://twitter.com/MyDoncaster/status/1719688825218191870

Related topics:Doncaster CouncilFlying ScotsmanDoncasterRos JonesYork

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