King Charles chugged into the market town of Pickering after a trip through the countryside on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Despite wearing a light-coloured suit, the royal visitor accepted an invitation from the crew, including driver Chris Cubitt, to step onto the footplate of the 100-year-old engine to see how Flying Scotsman works.
Mr Cubitt, who started working on the railways in 1961, said of King Charles: “He’s a good egg. He likes everything heritage.”King Charles III, arrives by royal train, pulled by the Flying Scotsman, at Pickering Heritage Railway Station.
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