Tornado's 09 Tour Programme

Tangmere, a year or so ago when it had to have 2 goes at Ore bank

 

Many thanks for that. Didn’t realize it was only that long ago.

 

Hello to all, [smilie=hi ya!.gif]
I have just added a twelve photo collection of the "New Construction" Peppercorn development Pacific Class A1 4-6-0 60163 TORNADO as she hauled the "Severn Coast Express" made up of ten coaches, plus her support coach and a Type 67 diesel 67002 on the rear, into Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway, on the early evening of Saturday 30th.May.2009. Here she stopped off to take on water before continuing on to Minehead and to start her two week "Guest" apperance on the WSR.

The sound of TORNADO as she pulled the train away from Bishops Lydeard, I can only describe as "awesome".
WSR are really onto a crowd pulling apperance of this locomotive, and good luck to them.:smt023 I shall be revisiting during the next two weeks, thats for sure.

So please visit my site and hopefully enjoy. :smt038 Link here http://preservedrailwaylocomotivephotos ... topic.net/

Best regards SteamHawk216.

PS While I was at Bishops Lydeard I was chatting to a chap, I think he was the tall, grey bearded gent in the video, who advised me to use this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBBK2hjcPuA to You Tube for a amusing bit of steam locomotives enthusiasts experience in "trying" to get a good look at this piece of history the A1 60163 TORNADO. If you haven't viewed this link, it is worth it to see others mis-fortune. LOL. [smilie=to funny.gif] Bye for now. :smt006

 

A similar thing happened at Winchfield that day. As Tornado went through the station a electric went straight past in the same direction blocking the view on one platform. Luckily I was on the footbridge.

 

we were down w.s.r. this weekend to see her come into B/L it did a wheel spin 8-[ coming in then went to see it at
minehead and asked if i could go on footplate not expecting them to not to let me but they did w.o.w \/ \/
what a great bunch of folks they will enjoy there time on the w.s.r, i am sure
all the best
jane

 

Tornado down folkestone sounds brillant - i really want to see this!!

After waiting a while for a LNER loco down south!

Ngaugekid

 

I've been told (right or wrongly) that it could be claimed that Tornado is NOT an LNER engine!!! It is based on an A1 desing but it is not built by LNER therefore is not officially LNER or that's what I've been told anyway.

 

edit: out of date

 

does anyone know the timings for the sunday evening kent run and the route she will be taking, is it the normal canterbury- dover-folkestone ashford route?

 

It's on www.uksteam.info on the 2009 tours page. HTH

 

edit: out of date

 

Don't blame Pathfinder for taking that one on, if that doesn't sell then we are in deep trouble.

 

With any luck i'll be seeing her on the Sussex Tour on Aug 15th Edenbridge or Tonbridge.

 

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

 

UK steam info shows the following:


Sat 07-Nov THE LICKEY TORNADO [CANCELLED]
London Paddington-Worcester [dbs]
60163: Gloucester-Bromsgrove-Coventry-Oxford-Paddington

Sat 07-Nov THE COTSWOLDS & CAPITAL TORNADO
London-Gloucester [dbs]
60163: Gloucester-Swindon-Redhill-London Victoria
PATHFINDER TOURS

Regards
David

 

Just testing youtube.
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And it works!

 

That replacement trip looks interesting. Sapperton and the Surrey Hills in one trip?

 

Any timings for Saturday 19th September – Kings Cross to York and return arranged by Steam Dreams?

 

The following times came with my ticket : -

Outward

Kings Cross - 09.18
Potters Bar - 09.41
Stevenage - 10.00
Peterborough - 10.50
York - 13.20

Return
Kings Cross - 21.10
Potters Bar - 20.52
Stevenage - 20.22
Peterborough - 19.17
York - 17.02

 

Thanks for that