Other major railways also displayed locomotives and the Great Western railway had 'Pendennis Castle' on display, claiming that it was the most powerful locomotive in Britain. 'Flying Scotsman' was selected to appear at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924-1925 held at Wembley, where the engine became a favorite with the crowds. After comparative trials against the Raven-designed 'Pacific' of the North Easter Railway in 1923, the Gresley design was chosen as the L.N.E.R's main express passenger class and building continued until 1935 by which time 79 locomotives had been constructed. and S.R.) from the end of 1922 so the first production batch of the 'Pacific' design (including 'Flying Scotsman') was ordered in 1922 by the Great Northern Railway and completed in 1923 by the newly-formed London and North Eastern Railway. The 1921 Railways Act created the 'Big Four' (L.M.S., G.W.R., L.N.E.R. The prototype 'Pacific' locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley was built during the Great Northern Railway's last year of existence in 1922 and, appropriately, was named 'Great Northern'.
The railway locomotive 'Flying Scotsman' is the one locomotive (perhaps together with 'Rocket') which almost everybody seems to have heard of, although there's often confusion between 'Flying Scotsman' (the Named Express Service from King's Cross to Edinburgh) and 'Flying Scotsman (the locomotive - one member of the class which frequently hauled the Named Express). The drawing of the locomotive included in the British Empire Exhibition publication
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