London's Victoria Station was evacuated on Thursday evening when the steam from the Flying Scotsman set off the fire alarm.

The world-famous locomotive - which was travelling around the south east as part of a nationwide tour - arrived into the station during the evening rush hour.

Thousands of commuters were facing delays to their journey home, as the station closed for around 25 minutes.

Network Rail said in a statement: "Earlier this evening a charter steam train upon arriving into London Victoria station had set off the pre-alarm on the fire panel.

"Although no fire was discovered and the issue was confirmed as a false alarm, the fire alarm system entered full evacuation mode and the correct process for a full alarm was carried out as per the safety standard.