Date: 21/03/2015

A 33-year-old man has become the youngest steam train driver to qualify on the mainline for nearly 50 years. Jim Clarke 'passed out' as a qualified driver after he drove the Belmond British Pullman from London Victoria to Guildford, Surrey. It is believed he is the youngest person to qualify since 1968.

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A 33-year-old man becomes the youngest steam train driver to qualify on the mainline for nearly 50 years.

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