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  1. acorb liked Kylchap's post in the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    This was my first mainline steam tour for 2 years and very enjoyable. VT's organisation was excellent, as was the friendly service from stewards. Tornado was superb. I was in the enthusiast coach behind the POB where I could hear the constant...

    Apr 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM

  2. acorb replied to the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    The beauty with Tornado is it doesn't matter, she can pull either. If last Saturday proved anything, the blueprint for Tornado being the 'Ultimate go anywhere, do anything' 21st century mainline steam loco, is fully realised. Combined with the VT...

    Apr 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM

  3. acorb replied to the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    I believe VT stock is vacuum braked only (none of their own locos are air braked). Tornado until recently did a fair bit of work with West Coast, they have both Vacuum / air / dual braked stock - so difficult to say whether this was a first for...

    Apr 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM

  4. acorb liked 1020 Shireman's post in the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    Thought it worth dropping in this addendum to the reports posted. The Shap Mountaineer, 28th March 2026 60163 Tornado against the Northern Fells Crewe to Barton and Broughton We really were compromised on the outward run as far as Barton &...

    Apr 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM

  5. acorb liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    Some phone pics from Carlisle, Having given up trying to get a pic from the north end of a very crowded pl3, as suggested on here, I tried pl4. Being a Saturday and with 2 steam locos arriving within a few minutes of one another, it too was...

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  6. acorb liked Davo's post in the thread VT: The Shap Mountaineer with Tornado - 28/03/26.

    My efforts at carlisle citadel from platform 4 at carlisle after a excellent performance from the A1 60163 Tornado after just tackling shap on the 1st leg of the V.T. shap mountaineer tour from Birmingham new st which me and my friend joined the...

    20260328_131606.jpg Mar 31, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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