If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

Tornado

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Leander's Shovel, Oct 20, 2007.

Page 166 of 478
  1. Eightpot

    Eightpot Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2006
    Messages:
    8,340
    Likes Received:
    2,506
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Engineer Emeritus
    Location:
    Aylesbury
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    All seems to have gone silent on this Loco recently. Much the same for 'Royal Scot', too.
     
    Eightpot, Jun 14, 2012
    #3301
  2. S.A.C. Martin

    S.A.C. Martin Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2010
    Messages:
    5,615
    Likes Received:
    9,418
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Asset Engineer (Signalling), MNLPS Treasurer
    Location:
    London
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Define "silent" - looked terrific at Railfest and there are regular updates on the website, on the facebook group and in the magazines regarding mainline runs.

    The locomotive is working well and performing satisfactorily.

    As for Royal Scot - your guess is as good as mine!
     
    S.A.C. Martin, Jun 14, 2012
    #3302
  3. Eightpot

    Eightpot Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2006
    Messages:
    8,340
    Likes Received:
    2,506
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Engineer Emeritus
    Location:
    Aylesbury
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Perhaps I should have added 'on here'.
     
    Eightpot, Jun 14, 2012
    #3303
  4. richards

    richards Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 1, 2008
    Messages:
    4,708
    Likes Received:
    2,083
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    London
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Threads merged.

    Richard
     
    richards, Jun 14, 2012
    #3304
  5. Guest

    Guest Part of the furniture Account Suspended

    Joined:
    Sep 8, 2005
    Messages:
    3,614
    Likes Received:
    21
    Occupation:
    Occasional
    Location:
    G C & N S
    Richard - it went silent when they got the job right and silenced the naysayers!
     
    Guest, Jun 14, 2012
    #3305
  6. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2006
    Messages:
    8,059
    Likes Received:
    3,138
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired Engineer & Heritage Volunteer
    Location:
    N Warks
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Second that Frank.
     
    Sheff, Jun 14, 2012
    #3306
  7. John Petley

    John Petley Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2007
    Messages:
    2,947
    Likes Received:
    2,524
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Researcher/writer and composer of classical music
    Location:
    Between LBSCR 221 and LBSCR 227
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    I doubt if Tornado will be "silent" this coming Saturday evening when tackling the 1 in 60 up to Sapperton Tunnel wit hthe return "Cathedrals Express"!
     
    John Petley, Jun 14, 2012
    #3307
  8. Foxhunter

    Foxhunter Member

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    590
    Likes Received:
    709
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Mmmm..... with nothing else to complain about, some folk bleat that the exhaust is too quiet! You just can't win, eh?

    Foxy
     
    Foxhunter, Jun 14, 2012
    #3308
  9. guycarr360

    guycarr360 Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2005
    Messages:
    4,834
    Likes Received:
    3,159
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Chester le Street County Durham
    Good point frank!!!
     
    guycarr360, Jun 14, 2012
    #3309
  10. Oakfield

    Oakfield Guest

    Perhaps everyone ought to have kept quiet in the light of today's 'blip'1

    I suppose it was tempting fate:tape:
     
    Oakfield, Jun 15, 2012
    #3310
  11. S.A.C. Martin

    S.A.C. Martin Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2010
    Messages:
    5,615
    Likes Received:
    9,418
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Asset Engineer (Signalling), MNLPS Treasurer
    Location:
    London
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Can you elaborate on "blip"?

    (On a side note, it's amazing how the universe works sometimes!)
     
    S.A.C. Martin, Jun 15, 2012
    #3311
  12. std tank

    std tank Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Sep 20, 2005
    Messages:
    3,927
    Likes Received:
    1,070
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Liverpool
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Not running tomorrow. Duke to the rescue.
     
    std tank, Jun 15, 2012
    #3312
  13. Foxhunter

    Foxhunter Member

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2011
    Messages:
    590
    Likes Received:
    709
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Eightpot's a bloody Jonah! :frown: The news is that 60163 failed her FTR with a stuck safety valve. :redface: I guess this can't be fixed safely with the loco in steam and by the time she's cooled down enough to permit a repair there won't be enough time to fire her up again..... No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester has picked up the baton for a welcome blast on the main line.

    Foxy
     
    Foxhunter, Jun 15, 2012
    #3313
    1 person likes this.
  14. S.A.C. Martin

    S.A.C. Martin Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2010
    Messages:
    5,615
    Likes Received:
    9,418
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Asset Engineer (Signalling), MNLPS Treasurer
    Location:
    London
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Ah well, these things will happen. Hope the A1 Trust get it sorted quickly and painlessly.
     
    S.A.C. Martin, Jun 15, 2012
    #3314
  15. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2006
    Messages:
    8,059
    Likes Received:
    3,138
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired Engineer & Heritage Volunteer
    Location:
    N Warks
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Damn good 3 cyl super-sub I'd say :)
     
    Sheff, Jun 15, 2012
    #3315
  16. Steve

    Steve Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2006
    Messages:
    12,732
    Likes Received:
    11,847
    Occupation:
    Gentleman of leisure, nowadays
    Location:
    Near Leeds
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
     
    Steve, Jun 15, 2012
    #3316
  17. guard_jamie

    guard_jamie Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2008
    Messages:
    2,503
    Likes Received:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Signalman
    Location:
    Herefordshire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    The newest standard gauge pacific in Britain is replaced by the most modern...can't be bad!
     
    guard_jamie, Jun 15, 2012
    #3317
  18. pjhliners

    pjhliners Member Friend

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2009
    Messages:
    568
    Likes Received:
    448
    Tornado Convention at Peterborough 15 September 2012

    Once a year the A1 Locomotive Trust holds a Convention for its 2551 covenantors (regular contributors) to feed back on the past year and outline future plans. This year's event was held at the Great Northern Hotel Peterborough, followed by a ride behind Tornado on the nearby Nene Valley Railway, accompanied by an excellent lunch served by our hosts on the preserved line.

    The Trust reported a successful year financially, with income comfortably exceeding costs. However, when income from covenantors and merchandise are excluded, it was clear that hire fees alone will not fund end-of-ticket overhauls. After 58000 miles in service, Tornado is two-thirds of the way towards a general overhaul. The boiler is in good shape and the problems of maintenance this year have been minor.

    There have been 29 main line runs and five heritage railway visits. Next year will also see the Trust hopefully run four more trains itself, a repeat Elizabethan and three tours all starting at or north of Sheffield - good news for many of us!

    Finally on Tornado, it was reported that the loco will be repainted into early BR blue in November 2012!

    There was then a presentation of the computer modelling done to test the feasibility of successfully running a brand new P2 2-8-2 loco like Cock o' the North on a 21st century railway. So far so good, but there is a long long way to go!

    Then the coaches ferried us round to Peterborough NVR station where Tornado shortly arrived with our special train. She looked, sounded and ran magnificently as usual, marred only by a wicked headboard!

    See 12 pictures at Zenfolio | Peter Hewitt's Transport Pictures | Tornado Convention at Peterborough 15 September 2012

    Peter, on a grey wet September afternoon back in Manchester
    Zenfolio | Peter Hewitt's Transport Pictures
     
    pjhliners, Sep 16, 2012
    #3318
  19. Dan Hill

    Dan Hill Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Aug 1, 2008
    Messages:
    2,752
    Likes Received:
    835
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Brick Machine Operator
    Location:
    Haywards Heath
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Anything about whether she's going back into Apple Green or into BR Express Blue next. I think she's due to be repainted at the end of the year.
     
    Dan Hill, Sep 16, 2012
    #3319
  20. pjhliners

    pjhliners Member Friend

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2009
    Messages:
    568
    Likes Received:
    448
    Sorry Dan, I omitted this news from my post, now amended.

    Tornado will go into BR Blue this coming November!

    Peter, still grey and wet in Manchester
    Zenfolio | Peter Hewitt's Transport Pictures
     
    pjhliners, Sep 16, 2012
    #3320
Page 166 of 478

Share This Page