Tornado steams back into the region (From The Northern Echo)

Tornado steams back into the region

12:42am Thursday 26th November 2009

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TORNADO, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will be heading back to York today.

Today and tomorrow the locomotive will steam into the city with 'The Cathedrals Express' from London King's Cross, promoted by Steam Dreams.

Tornado has returned from a busy autumn of operations on the iconic Settle to Carlisle line and the Severn Valley Railway.

The new £3m Peppercorn class A1 pacific steam locomotive was built over almost 20 years by The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, a registered charity, at its Darlington Locomotive Works in Darlington.

Mark Allatt, chairman of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, said: "After a busy couple of months away from the East Coast Main Line it will be good to take Tornado back to York again with 'The Cathedrals Express' on the route that she was designed for.

"Tornado is performing very well and the Trust is working hard to pay off the remaining 700,000 of the loans taken out to complete the locomotive.

"Please visit our website at www.a1steam.com to find out how you can help to keep this remarkable locomotive on the main line where she belongs."

The timings for 'The Cathedrals Express' today and tomorrow are: London King's Cross: d 08:39hrs Potters Bar: a 09:06hrs; d 09:10hrs Stevenage: a 09:40hrs; d 09:42hrs Peterborough: a 10:31hrs; d 10:41hrs Grantham: a 11:22hrs; d 11:48hrs Newark Northgate: 12.05hrs Retford: a 12:20hrs; d 12:26hrs Doncaster: 12:45hrs York: 13:19hrs York: 17:11hrs Doncaster: 17:53hrs Ranskill UL: a 18:08hrs; d 18:47hrs Retford: 18:53hrs Newark Northgate: 19:08hrs Grantham: 19:22hrs Peterborough: a 19:51hrs; d 19:54hrs Connington UL: a 20:05hrs; d 20:27hrs Stevenage: a 21:17hrs; d 21:21hrs Potters Bar: a 21:37hrs; d 20:39hrs London King's Cross: a 21:58hrs

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