Tornado seen on a low loader?

There's been some photos posted on Facebook showing Tornado being moved by road. Anyone know what's going on?

 

Apparently headed west on the M4 according to a comment on the Allely's FB page.

 

Steam ban due to the weather?

 

Be far easier to tow it in light steam in that scenario, Heading somewhere away from NR I'd suggest.

 

Probably out of gauge !

No doubt we'll find out soon enough.

 

Tyre/wheel turning?. She's due for a Torbay on July 2nd though.

 

Funny, when I asked whether Tornado was leaving Bodmin by road or rail, I was told they don't like putting her on low loaders.

 

I think their declared policy from day 1 was that Tornado would travel by rail or not at all, but they may have relaxed it occasionally.

 

I thought exactly the same thing. Very tight curves on the Bodmin Branch.

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Returning to this topic, I think you will find this is the answer to Tornado's two excursions by trailer earlier this year!

https://www.a1steam.com/2017/08/21/tornado-paddington-2-not-station/

Foxy

 

If that is indeed the explanation, it means that the Trust departed from their declared policy of never sending Tornado by road for the sake of some publicity (which is always good but hardly needed in Tornado's case) and mere filthy lucre.

 

Yeah, right.... and tell me which locomotive owning group would turn down Hollywood cash and all the kudos to stick to a 'declared policy'? I doubt the A1SLT covenantors would have been too impressed if they had heard that was the case! A really good coup for mainline steam I'd say!

Foxy

 

Tornado went on a low loader to Llangollen for Steel Steam Stars 3, and was due to go to the Bluebell before the line reached East Grinstead, until boiler problems prevented it. I thought it depended on the unloading area. Graeme Bunker visited Sheffield Park before they agreed to the visit.

 

Reading the article, I see Hugh Grant is playing himself....

 

Doesn't Hugh Grant always play himself, no matter what the plot, scenario or character?

 

A bit like Ray Winstone and Danny Dyer whatever the part it's played as a cockney!

 

And Nicholas Cage playing a really bad actor....

 

Objection. Nicholas Cage is not always bad. The problem is he's unpredictable. Christopher Lee, for instance, was always good even in bad films. Nicholas Cage can be great in bad films, bad in great films, bad in bad films or good in good films and there seems to be no discernable reason why or way of predicting what you're going to get.