Footage filmed from the stationary train showed people walking down the line holding cameras.
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Meanwhile, enthusiasts are reportedly being warned to stay off the tracks after trespassers brought the locomotive to a “shuddering stop”. No arrests were made.
Flying Scotsman is making the journey again in February 2016 and the hotel is celebrating its return to Stoke Bank with this special break that includes a two-night stay with dinner and the chance to visit the section of track where the record was achieved.
There have been a few problems with people trespassing on tracks to get a view of the train.
However, the NRM and Network Rail have urged fans to view the locomotive “from a safe vantage point”.
In a series of tweets, Network Rail said: “We’ve had to stop all trains on the East Coast Main Line incl”.
Some 297 VIPs, fundraisers, competition winners and ticket-buying members of the public are onboard for the five-hour trip.
The world famous Flying Scotsman will be passing through Hertfordshire today (Wednesday) following a 10-year multi-million pound restoration.
The engine has been newly-painted in the British Rail dark green colour and given the 60103 number it had when it was retired from official duties in 1963.
He said: “This is certainly the most famous journey and most famous locomotive in Britain”.
Legendary locomotive The Flying Scotsman has steamed back into its Doncaster birthplace this morning.
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The National Railway Museum bought the cultural icon in 2004 using £415,000 in public donations, a £365,000 gift from Sir Richard Branson and a £1.8 million grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
