Britains most famous steam engine, the Flying Scotsman, is being turned into cufflinks.
Edinburgh, Aug 19 : Britain's most famous steam engine, the 'Flying Scotsman', is being turned into cufflinks.
Bronze parts replaced during a major overhaul at the National Railway Museum in York are being recast into jewellery, as well as a sculpture of the 83-year-old iconic locomotive.
According to report in the Scotsman, the scrap comes from the train's firebox, boiler and axle-box and was supposedly fitted in a previous overhaul during the 1940s.
The 150 pounds cufflinks are all designed by York-based sculptor Stephen Allen, a railway enthusiast whose father was a fireman for the LNER railway company, which first operated the 'Flying Scotsman'.
They show the driver's cab, complete with driver peering from his window above the trademark number "4472".
According to the paper, profits from the sale will fund continuing restoration work on the locomotive.
The 'Flying Scotsman' began service between Edinburgh Waverley and London Kings Cross in 1862.
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