Alan Pegler

  • Pegler’s daughter to wave off Scotsman at Swanage

    Pegler’s daughter to wave off Scotsman at Swanage

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    THE daughter of the late Alan Pegler, who in 1963 bought Flying Scotsman for £3000 from BR to save it from the scrapyard, is to wave it off when it hauls its first train at the start of its three-week visit. Penny Vaudoyer will be flying in from her home in Portugal to perform the…

  • ‘Scotsman’ to reunite with ‘Devon Belle’ car at Swanage

    ‘Scotsman’ to reunite with ‘Devon Belle’ car at Swanage

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    CELEBRITY ‘A3’ No. 60103 Flying Scotsman will pair up with one of the carriages that travelled with it across the Atlantic during its ill-fated tour of North America when it visits the Swanage Railway this spring. The National Railway Museum’s Gresley Pacific will spend 20 days on the Dorset line from March 22 to April 10,…


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