ONE of the most famous steam locomotives in the world is set to pay a visit to Cumbria later this year.

The legendary Flying Scotsman will be passing through the county on Saturday, July 24, pulling a train from the Railway Touring Company.

The Scotsman will pull the train from Doncaster to Carlisle via the Settle to Carlisle Railway, travelling over the Ribblehead Viaduct and over the Blea Moor Tunnel and to Dent, the highest main line station open in England.

From there, it will climb to Ais Gill Summit, before descending through the valley at Mallerstang and dropping through Kirkby Stephen to Appleby, where the locomotive will take on water.

From there, the Flying Scotsman will continue along the Eden Valley to Carlisle, arriving at around 2pm.

The train will then leave Carlisle and 4pm to travel alng the Tyne Valley line to Newcastle, before heading south to Durham and Darlington.

Railway fans can even book tickets for the entire tour, which runs from Derby to York and includes some legs hauled by a diesel locomotive.