Ashes to ashes: Alan Pegler's final wish granted as 'Scotsman' climbs Stoke Bank

摘要

IN a scenario worthy of his flamboyant lifestyle, the remains of Flying Scotsman saviour Alan Pegler were scattered in the firebox of his beloved locomotive as it stormed up Stoke Bank on October 13. The extraordinary send-off had been Alan's personal request and was fulfilled by his daughter Penny Vaudoyer, who carefully placed her father's ashes onto a firing shovel between Essendine and Little Bytham, close to the point at which 'Scotsman' had become the first steam loco to officially achieve 100mph in 1934.