Trainspotter who missed Flying Scotsman due to Virgin train photobomb offered free trip to US

A Virgin train heading in the opposite direction masked the view Credit: Ryan Allen

You wait for a train and then two come along at once.

That's the unfortunate truth for one unlucky person hoping to catch a glimpse of the Flying Scotsman, who was left disappointed after his view was blocked by a Virgin train.

Ryan Allen from South Yorkshire had been hoping to see the well known locomotive as it made its inaugural journey from London up to York and it looked like he had found the perfect vantage point.

But just as the Flying Scotsman steamed into view, it was immediately masked by a Virgin train heading in the opposite direction.

"I had a feeling this would happen", Mr Allen tweet wryly.

However, his tweet paid off as Virgin have now offered to fly him to the US by way of an apology.

The Flying Scotsman was retired from service in 1963, but today made its first journey following a £4.2 million restoration.