100mph steam on HS1? It could happen, says LCR

摘要

The mouth-watering prospect of a steam speed record bid on the newly-opened High Speed 1 line "is not out of the question", The Railway Magazine has learnt. The audacious bid - which could see a 100mph record set for a preservation era run -has become a possibility as a result of signalling developments due to be tested on the Cambrian Line, in central Wales.