Gresley Pacific Flying Scotsman will haul a maximum of 24 railtours when it returns to the main line network next year after a decade-long hiatus. Both Steam Dreams, operators of the 'Cathedrals Express', and the Railway Touring Company have been given an equal share of dates for the highly desirable charters using the National Railway Museum-allocated A3. The number of trips falls within independent engineering specialist First Class Partnerships' suggested limitation of "between 22 and 26 trips"at"no more than 6,500 to 7,000 miles" each year of its projected 10-year boiler certificate. Steam Dreams'Steve Newell said that there was "nothing concrete" with regard to what trips the BR passenger green-liveried engine would undertake. "We've still got to cross a few't's and dot some 'i's'" he added.
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