Steam engine 7029 Clun Castle, which is to return to the mainline rail network. Picture: Vintage Trains Ltd/PA Wire
A RECORD-breaking steam engine is to return to the mainline rail network, and York may eventually become one of its destinations.
The owner of the 7029 Clun Castle, Vintage Trains Ltd, has been awarded a licence to operate scheduled services by the Office of Rail and Road.
Trial services will begin by the end of the year, leading to timetabled runs between Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham Snow Hill.
The company eventually wants to expand across the country, to serve destinations such as York.
In 1964 Clun Castle broke the record for the fastest steam-hauled train from Plymouth to Bristol.
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