The Severn Valley Railway has said that its seats for travelling behind Flying Scotsman next month were fully sold out within three minutes.

60103 Flying Scotsman will haul the first service back to Bridgnorth on the 25th July.

The line has been closed between Hampton Loade and Bridgnorth due to a landslip at Mor Brook.

Work is now underway to repair the damage and get the line fully open once again.

Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster, the SVR’s managing director, said: ‘We simply couldn’t have wished for a better result than this! It’s amazing, and a real vote of confidence in the Severn Valley Railway and the fact that we’ve been able to secure ‘Flying Scotsman’ for this very significant milestone in our history.