The iconic Steam Locomotive – The Flying Scotsman will be rolling through Berkshire this year in celebration of its 100th birthday.

The famous steam train was dubbed the Flying Scotsman as it was officially the first locomotive to reach 100mph, operating the daily 10.00am service between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley.

Organised by the National Railway Museum, The Railway Touring Company is running a series of mainline steam tours.

Here is when the train is expected to run through Berkshire.

The Cardiff Express - Wednesday, June 7

Setting out from London Paddington at 7:15am, the locomotive will be stopping at Slough at 7:45am and Reading at 8:15am before continuing up to Cardiff. 

The route follows the old GWR mainline tracks, later going through the Vale of White Horse to Swindon continuing on to the South Wales Direct line through the Alderton and Chipping Sodbury Tunnels towards Bristol Parkway.

From Bristol Parkway passengers will travel through the Severn Tunnel towards Newport, where the triangle at Maindee will be used to turn the train, with a diesel locomotive taking over for the run through Newport to the final destination in Cardiff. 

Passengers will be given three hours to explore Cardiff, before returning to the train.

The Flying Scotsman will return through Berkshire later that night and can be seen in Reading at 9pm and Slough at 9:25pm before terminating in London Paddington.

The Salisbury Express - Wednesday, June 21

Setting out from London Paddington at 9:20am, the locomotive will be stopping at Slough at 9:50am and Reading at 10:20am before continuing to Salisbury.

From Reading the locomotive will join the Berks and Hants line which runs through rural countryside, passing through Newbury Racecourse and then Newbury.

It will then continue westwards, travelling beside the Kennet & Avon Canal, and climbing steadily to Savernake Summit, before passing through the Vale of Pewsey, with views of one of the famous Wiltshire White Horses approaching Westbury.

From Westbury it will continue on a circular tour along the edge of Salisbury Plain through Warminster to Salisbury, where passengers will have four hours to explore.

The train will then leave Salisbury, steam hauled by Flying Scotsman in the afternoon where it heads towards Romsey and Southampton before returning to Reading via Winchester and Basingstoke.

It will return to Reading at 7pm and Slough at 7:30pm before coming to a stop at London Paddington.