THE world’s most famous steam loco hurtled its way to Anglesey on Saturday.

The historic Flying Scotsman 60103 travelled from Crewe to Holyhead on its Ynys Mon Express outing calling at Bangor and LlanfairPG.

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Crowds gathered as the engine, pulling about 20 carriages, travelled along the North Wales coast stopping at Prestatyn and Colwyn Bay.

The loco came out of the Doncaster Works in 1923 and was built for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Its original number was 1472.

Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, it was part of the A1 class - the most powerful type of locomotives used by the railway. By 1924, it was selected to appear at the British Empire Exhibition and was renumbered 4472 the ‘Flying Scotsman.’

In 1934 it clocked 100 miles per hour, one of the first locos to do so. It went out of service in 1963.

Over the years, it has undergone various restorations and ownerships, but in 2016 a £4.2m project saw it put back in to BR green livery and numbered 60103.

The numbers of people gathering to take photographs along the route prompted a safety warning from North Wales Police who Tweeted on Saturday: “Seems a bit obvious but don’t stand on the track when 10 ton of iron is coming towards you at 7omph. Enjoy the Flying Scotsman as it travels to Holyhead!”