Tornado

Tornado is apparently going to Didcot tomorrow (wednesday) via carlisle and Bescot, no times at the moment though

 

As mentioned a couple of pages back, Tornado will only be operating at Didcot for one day on Saturday 11th June (yours truly rostered to drive).
Why not take the opportunity to see Tornado, SRM 93 and Firefly, Britains other newest build's all in one go?
More details here http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/
and here http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/events/loco_roster.html

 

The only time I have is 19.38 at Oxenholme.

Alan

 

Sounds like it'll take some persuading to be taken out to see it down here then! :shocked:

 

its only going as far as crewe tomorrow, It departs crewe at 1017 on thursday, incidently, the load is 10 +class 67 DOR

 

Engine and coach Grosmont to Tyne Yard, then Tyne Yard to Crewe via Upperby with load 10 + 67. 15.32 Tyne Yd, 16.21 Hexham, 17.25-18.08 Upperby Up Goods Loop, 21.35 Crewe.

 

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t11/t0608p.htm

 

Accoridng to the Trust website, Tornado will be at Didcot from 9 to 17 June. Then after the Canterbury trip on Saturday 18 June, Tornado will be visiting the West Somerset Railway for 2 weeks from Tuesday 21 June to Monday 4 July, before taking up duties on the Torbay Express on Sunday 10 July.

David

 

BR Green Tornado on the NYMR 30 May 2011

On the May Bank Holiday weekend, the long wait for Tornado's return to passenger
service was at an end. Its winter overhaul was prolonged by the need for its
boiler to be returned to Meiningen, Germany for repairs, and the current refusal
of West Coast Railway Company to operate the locomotive caused further havoc to
its planned main line schedules. The beneficiary of these woes was the North
York Moors Railway, who ran Tornado during the Bank Holiday week.

The Monday was cold, wet and misty but this did not detract from Tornado's noisy
mastery of the challenging gradients from Grosmont to Pickering and back. I hope
my next encounter with Tornado will be in sunshine, when the full richness of
her splendid new coat of BR Brunswick green will be seen in all its glory.

See 20 photos at http://pjhtransportpix.zenfolio.com

Click on a picture to see a larger view, or email me for a larger one still.

Peter,in a stormy, thundery Manchester
http://pjhtransportpix.zenfolio.com

 

dont forget you can watch her pass the Euxton webcam at approx 2020-2025 www.wcmlcam.org.uk

 

Footage of Tornado climbing out of Preston on her way to Crewe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA625J0mrEU

Hope you enjoy.

 

Ooooh YES!!! Thanks for that Phil

 

A short video of 60163 passing Burton in Holme nearly to time . Stevehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ahtisNFYh0

 

60163 passing Great Strickland today - http://philmetcalfe.zenfolio.com/p268550676/h16aabc5b#h16aabc5b
And finally at Hest Bank in the sun - http://philmetcalfe.zenfolio.com/p268550676/h16aabc5b#hed45980

 

loveley photos and vidoes, heres mine from a dull Leyland http://www.northwestrailphoto.co.uk...?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=876#top_display_media

 

Here's my shot at Woodacre near Garstang. The sun came out just seconds before she arrived, 'bout time I had some luck!

Alan.

Den Anhang 2807 ansehen

 

Chaps, thanks for posting all the video and pics, they are lovely. Really does enforce my view that there's nowt better than seeing steam on the mainline, and seeing it in the form of a Dark Green A1 is as good as it gets. That last shot could almost be the 1950s there.

 

........... well apart from the overhead, Virgin stock, new loco etc (only joking!)

 

3 pictures here at Flag Lane Farrington

http://www.steamingnorth.com/displayimage.php?album=36&pid=4056#top_display_media

John