Flying Scotsman will undergo a full mechanical inspection following a low speed crash.
The world-famous steam locomotive was involved in a “shunting incident” on Friday at Aviemore Railway Station, near Inverness.
Two people were treated in hospital “as a precaution” and an investigation was launched after emergency services rushed to the scene just after 7pm.
The locomotive was scheduled to take tourists on trips at the weekend, which had to be postponed.
Owned by the National Railway Museum in York, Flying Scotsman is celebrating its centenary year.
The crash was described as a “particularly difficult situation” by heritage line The Strathspey Railway.
A statement said the full inspection was “the earliest the owners can achieve”.
Eight appliances from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service went to the scene, along with officers from Police Scotland.
A statement from the Belmond and Strathspey Railway about the incident on Friday evening said: “A shunting incident occurred when the Flying Scotsman locomotive was being coupled with Belmond’s Royal Scotsman train carriages, which were stationary on heritage railway line, Strathspey Railway.
“Flying Scotsman was visiting the railway as part of a planned excursion.”
A spokesperson for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said: “The RAIB is aware of the accident at Aviemore that occurred last week. “We are reviewing available evidence and deciding what further action to take.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police inquiries have concluded following a low-speed train collision at Aviemore railway station on Friday 29 September.
“There was no criminality and the matter has been referred to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch.”
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