Tornado's 09 Tour Programme

From this page on the A1ST site. New info in bold.


IMPORTANT! The Lickey Tornado appears to be in trouble again. It has dissapeared from the Pathfinder site and is now down as TBC on the trusts website.

Also an extra day at the SVR (which would appear to mean the end of the Lickey trip), plus a return to Barrow Hill for their open day and the Convenantors Convention.


Sunday 16th August/Wednesday 2nd September - Didcot Railway Centre - Two weeks at the GWS headquarters - http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Friday 4th September - The Winton Train - Harwich to London

Sunday 13th September - London - Salisbury - Exeter with Steam Dreams

Saturday 19th September – Kings Cross to York and return arranged by Steam Dreams

Saturday 26th September – Kings Cross to York and return arranged by Steam Dreams

Saturday 3rd October (SOLD OUT) & Sunday 4th October (SOLD OUT) - The Waverley, Tornado's first tour over the legendary Settle and Carlisle line. Booking agent for both is Steam Dreams

Saturday 10th October - (Worcester) - Hellifield to Carlisle arranged by Pathfinder Tours

Monday 12th - Saturday 24th October - Barrow Hill - (Open Day 18th October)

24th October - 7th November - Severn Valley Railway

Saturday 7th November - TBC! – Pathfinder

Thursday 26th November – Kings Cross to York and return arranged by Steam Dreams

Monday 21st December – Kent Circular arranged by Steam Dreams


Chris

 

Or you could do it behind K1 62005 in may.

http://www.nelpg.org.uk/index.php?o...th-eastern-mountaineer&catid=1:news&Itemid=19

 

Yes, I know any trip over the S&C is always guaranteed to be a good one, but October is a long time to wait for the new kid on the block !!

 

Come on A1 Trust East Anglia is calling for you.

I would think the London to Norwich xmas cathedrals express would be a good candidate [-o<

 

Subject to the usual caveats and any further programme changes, Tornado should be moving to the West Somerset Railway sometime after the May 23rd run, and returning to London on Steam Dream's Minehead-Victoria on Thursday 18 June. It will be "mixing" it with the Diesel Hydraulics at the WSR Mixed Traffic Gala 12-14 June.

David

 

And via the Great Eastern mainline too!!!!

We can only hope.

StM

 

With this & the Torbays, looks like the south west will be seeing quite a bit of her this summer - great news!!

 

Just a thought, bearing in mind York is Tornado's base, would a series of runs on the Scarborough Spa Express be out of the question???

Big Green East Coast Pacific running to the coast which looks not unlike its disassembled sister locomotive currently under restoration.

Great earner, and allow joe public access to Tornado at realistic prices for a day trip to the coast.

 

Good idea in theory but remember West Coast operate the Scarboroughs and they don't operate Tornado as of yet. Perhaps it's just too green for him.

Although the Scarborough Flyer on a Friday last summer had EWS crews, so you never know.

 

Duno if she'd get through Ippy tunnel. I know there tend to be issues with anything bigger than a Brit or Light Bullied, but how Tornado compares to those, je ne sais pas!

 

I thought Ipswich tunnel had the trackbed lowered to take the largest containers. Colin

 

You have a point. That's just something I'd been told...

Though it can't just be coincidence that every Class 8 trip to Norwich goes via Cambridge (A4's, Duchess etc), while anything smaller tends to go up the GEML?

 

Does beg the question how can you be out of gauge height wise when there is obviously enough room for the overheads ?.

 

If my memory is working I think Tornado was built to 13' 00", which should fit the OHC catanery loading gauge,6024 is 13' 01" and can work under the wires.
Colin

 

No doubt some will soon be fed up of seeing it, happens.

 

I think you will find that "Tornado" is wider over the cab than a Gresley Pacific or V2, also a little more overhanging the rigid wheelbase.

 

What is the mileage of the scarboughs?

At the minute she is limited on her mileage for one trip, that is one of the reasons most of her trips so far have been steam one way, oily box the other.

 

The Scarborough spas are about 200 mile round trips, as has already been said Smithy don;t want anything to do with the A1 so its not likely that it will be used

 

Where's has that been said exactly ?, just because 60163 isn't currently certified for use by WCRC doesn't mean that will stay the case.