The Flying Scotsman

History
In Tender Engines, the Flying Scotsman was visiting the Island of Sodor and his tenders appeared sticking out of a station.

In The Great Race, the Flying Scotsman met Thomas at Vicarstown Station, where he told him and Gordon that he had been invited to participate in the Great Railway Show on the Mainland. At the show, he saw Gordon in his streamlined form and was shocked, but still teased Gordon. He later competed in the Great Race, alongside Gordon, Spencer, Axel and Etienne. During the race, he tried to warn Gordon that there was a problem with him, but Gordon paid no attention to him until his boiler had burst and he could not finish the race. The Flying Scotsman slowed down alongside Gordon, but sped on when Axel overtook him. Despite trying hard to win, the Flying Scotsman finished fourth. At the end of the Great Railway Show, Flying Scotsman admitted to Gordon that his view on the engines from the Island of Sodor were better than his first impressions.

Personality
The Flying Scotsman is a polite and proud engine; however he can be pompous and somewhat smug, like Gordon. Despite being friendly with Thomas and giving him a pep talk, he thought that no famous engines came from Sodor, and indicated that he viewed them with low expectations. He later changed his mind after seeing them engines competing at the Great Railway Show, realising they were made of "sterner stuff" than he initially believed.

The Flying Scotsman enjoys teasing Gordon, referring to him as his "little brother" to annoy him, using his catchphrase as his own, or bragging about being invited to the Great Railway Show. He does care for Gordon though, as shown when Gordon was overheating during the race, and Flying Scotsman urgently warned him to stop and appeared to almost stop when Gordon's boiler burst.