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A trainspotter drove 50 miles and waited nearly an hour to see the Flying Scotsman yesterday - only for his view to be blocked by another train.
Ryan Allen, of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, thought he had set up at the perfect spot next to the East Coast Main Line in the village of Little Bytham.
However, he was left disappointed when a commuter train whizzed by at the exact moment the locomotive passed.
All that could be seen was the red and white body of the Virgin train, with the thick white smoke of the Flying Scotsman in behind it.
He tweeted his unfortunate moment in a video, saying: 'I had a feeling this would happen!'. It has since been retweeted more than 1,200 times.
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However Virgin Trains, having unwittingly spoiled the view, have kindly offered a trip to Atlanta courtesy of Virgin Atlantic.
Daily Mail