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A timetable claiming to show where and when the Flying Scotsman will be stopping in Somerset tomorrow has been posted online.

The timetable has not been confirmed by those organising the excursions because of safety concerns about people trying to catch a glimpse of the train.

Police and organisers have warned spectators to keep off railways after trespassers put themselves in danger trying to see Flying Scotsman in Gloucestershire last week.

But a website has released what it says will be timings of the train's visit to Somerset.

We have reproduced the information in this story, but anyone thinking of watching Flying Scotsman in Somerset should read the advice issued by the police and operators which appears at the end of this article.

The timetable has been published on the uksteam.info website.

According to its timetable the evening trip will depart from Bristol Temple Meads at 4.30pm on Tuesday, May 23.

After a brief stop at Yatton DL it will arrive in Bridgwater at 5.24pm.

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It will then move on to Taunton where it will arrive at 5.38pm before heading on towards Minehead.

The train was originally expected to arrive in Minehead at 7.35pm, but the route has been changed and will only go as far as Bishops Lydeard.

Timings after this may be changed as a result.

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The timetable

Bristol Temple Meads: Depart at 4.30pm

Yatton DL: Arrive at 4.51pm, depart at 4.59pm

Bridgwater: Pass through at 5.24pm

Taunton: Arrive at 5.38pm, depart at 5.39pm

Norton Fitzwarren: Arrival and departure time unknown

Minehead: Originally scheduled to arrive at 7.35pm. Train will now only travel as far as Bishop's Lydeard.

Bishops Lydeard: Originally scheduled to arrive from Minehead at 9.25pm, and depart at 9.45pm in a diesel locomotive (not the Flying Scotsman)

Taunton: Arrive at 10.05pm, depart at 10.07pm

Bristol Temple Meads: Arrive at 10.49pm

Earlier a spokeswoman for West Somerset Railway said that the locomotive would not be travelling down to Minehead and would instead stop at Bishops Lydeard.

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This is because the appropriate checks have not been carried out on the line in time for the trip.

Both Steam Dreams and the National Railway Museum have said they will not be releasing a timetable to the locomotive’s visit to Somerset.

This is because there were some very serious incidents of people trespassing on the line last Friday when the locomotive was in Gloucester.

At the weekend chairman of Steam Dreams, Marcus Robertson, said: "Due to a very serious incident of railway trespass which took place on Friday 19 May involving Flying Scotsman in Gloucestershire, we urge those wishing to view it do so from a safe vantage point.

"It is vital that spectators do not venture onto the railway, particularly when it is on the mainline, as a full timetable of regular services will be running."

It is likely that British Transport Police will have increased presence along the route. Anyone found guilty of trespassing on the railway could face a prison sentence, a £1,000 fine and a criminal record.

Anyone venturing on the tracks also places themselves at risk of death.