ICONIC steam train the Flying Scotsman travelled through Hampshire yesterday on its nationwide tour.
Thousands of people crowded bridges and stations to welcome the world's most famous locomotive, which made history in 1934 when it became the first to reach 100mph.
The iconic engine underwent major repairs on Thursday after suffering a mechanical problem during the journey between York and London.
However it was back on track on Saturday and departed Salisbury at around 4pm, bound for Southampton. It returned to Salisbury later in the evening.
The Flying Scotsman is back on Britain’s railways after a decade-long restoration project costing £4.2 million, thanks to the National Railway Museum.
The exact details of the 93-year-old steam engine’s route have been kept secret due to fears people may put their lives at risk.
It comes after crowds of people stood in the path of oncoming trains and risked getting electrocuted to take photographs during the Flying Scotsman’s inaugural journey from London’s Kings Cross to York in February.
Network Rail were forced to stop all trains on the East Coast Main Line due to illegal trespassing – causing more than eight hours of delays to 59 train services costing the taxpayer £60,000 in compensation to train operators.
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