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In pictures: All aboard the Flying Scotsman

Emma Baugh/BBC Crowds gather either side of The Flying Scotsman, as it shoots steam and smoke into the air. On the front of the locomotive a metal display plate reads "Nene Valley Railways".Emma Baugh/BBC
Emma Baugh/BBC A rail engineer wearing blue dunagrees leans out of the Flying Scotsman and loks along the platform. The steam engine is painted dark green. It has the number 60103 on its side.Emma Baugh/BBC
The Flying Scotsman, already proving a big draw, is at Nene Valley Railway until 9 March
Rail enthusiasts can get a close look at the locomotive until its visit ends in March

One of the world's most famous steam locomotives has started welcoming passengers aboard during a visit to a heritage railway and museum.

The Flying Scotsman - which first entered service between London and Edinburgh in 1924 - is at Peterborough's Nene Valley Railway (NVR) until 9 March as part of a celebration of 200 years of British Railways.

All the weekend round-trip excursions have sold out, but there are tickets available on week days for rail enthusiasts who want to get up close to the locomotive while it is stationary.

Paul Rowe, locomotive department manager for NVR, said it was an opportunity for fans to "come and stand right next to it, smell it and listen to it being alive".

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