PAOne of the world's most famous trains - the Flying Scotsman - is returning to the railway after having been out of service for 40 years.
The famous train will be taking a test run from Manchester to Carlisle this weekend.
The train broke records when it was first built and it has been restored by York's National Railway Museum.
Thousands of people are expected to turn out to watch the Flying Scotsman officially return to work later this month.
Six facts about The Flying Scotsman
Getty Images1. The Flying Scotsman was built 93 years ago, in 1923.
Peter Brumby2. At 21 metres long, and weighing 96 tonnes, the train originally cost £7,944 to build.
Getty Images3. It was an age of high-class rail travel, and the Flying Scotsman was known for being luxurious onboard - it even had a hairdressing salon.
Getty Images4. In 1934 it won a place in the record books as the first steam locomotive ever to reach 100 miles per hour.
Getty Images5. The train has always drawn big crowds. It even starred in two movies - 'The flying Scotsman' in 1929, and '102 Dalmatians' in 2000.
PA6. The team of engineers have been restoring the Flying Scotsman in Bury, Greater Manchester, to get it ready to get back on the tracks.
