Tornado Steam Train


Tornado Steam Train

Tornado, the Peppercorn Class A1 engine was built in Darlington at a cost of £3 million following an 18-year fundraising campaign by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.

It made it's first ever journey for fare paying passengers, travelling from York to Newcastle upon Tyne.

  • Tornado passes Pilmoor, near York. Picture by John Hall
  • The Tornado steam train, the first new mainline steam engine to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, speeds along the Durham City viaduct
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  • TheTornado Peppercorn Pioneer passes outside Darlington Railway Station on Saturday. Picture by Andy Lamb
  • Tornado locomotive races through the countryside. Pictured north of Darlington crossing the A689 near the A1. Picture by Doug Jackson.
  • Crew men of the Tornado steam train take a well earned break at Newcastle's Central Station.
  • The Tornado Peppercorn Pioneer passes outside Darlington Railway Station on Saturday. Picture by Andy Lamb
  • The Tornado steam train, the first new mainline steam engine to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, makes its way past the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • The Tornado steam train, the first new mainline steam engine to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, speeds along the Durham City viaduct
  • Tornado races through the countryside. Pictured north of Darlington crossing the A689 near the A1. Picture by Doug Jackson

Tornado Steam Train

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Tornado Steam Train

Tornado, the Peppercorn Class A1 engine was built in Darlington at a cost of £3 million following an 18-year fundraising campaign by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. It made it's first ever journey for fare paying passengers, travelling from York to Newcastle upon Tyne.

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