60163 Tornado
LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs Goodrington Bank at Oyster Curve with the 1Z27 0910 Bristol TM - Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on 23rd July 2017.
LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs towards Greenway Tunnel near Noss Curve with the 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 23rd July 2017.
Part II of Tornado's iconic visit to the Bodmin & Wenford! LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado banked by GWR 46xx 0-6-0PT 4612 is seen hard at work climbing the tortous 1 in 37 gradients of the Bodmin General branch on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway during its historic visit on 4th June 2017.
Making its historic first ever visit to the Royal Duchy, LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado is seen during its first ever visit to the Bodmin & Wenford Railway on 3rd June 2017, and in doing so, becoming the largest and heaviest locomotive (at 164 tons) ever to work over the 3 mile former GWR Bodmin General branch line.
Climbing the severe and tortous 1 in 36 / 1 in 44 gradient of Dainton Bank, LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado nears Dainton Tunnel working the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
Making a welcome return to the west, LNER Class A1 4-6-2 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs Rattery Bank at Tigley with the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
Breaking new ground for the class and the first appearance for a Peppercorn Pacific in Cornwall, LNER Class A1
4-6-2 60163 Tornado passes Wearde Quay, near Saltash, as she heads the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
4-6-2 60163 Tornado passes Wearde Quay, near Saltash, as she heads the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
LNER A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado leaves Kingswear near Britannia Crossing with the return 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol TM 'Torbay Express' on 11th September 2016. I wonder if either of the two new build Gresley P2 2-8-2 Mikados will ever visit Kingswear in years to come? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFOlUihgs8I
LNER A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado made a welcome return to the summer dated 'Torbay Express' to Kingswear on 4th September 2016, and we see the legendary A1 storming the 1 in 65 gradient of Goodrington Bank before speeding through Torquay Station as she starts to climb Torre Bank on the return working. It was certainly one of the most spirited attempts of Goodrington Bank I have seen for a while! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EiL1RFouCs
LNER A1 Peppercorn 4-6-2 Pacific 60163 Tornado is turned on Churston Turntable having worked the 'Torbay Express' to Kingswear on 4th September 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inad2kSs9R0
On 7th August 2016 the Dawlish Sea Wall witnessed two steam specials in close succession as LNER A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado headed the 'Torbay Express' to Kingswear, followed by LMS 'Duchess' 46233 Duchess of Sutherland heading the 'Royal Duchy' to Par. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnP4GwmDBas
Looking magnificent in BR Green, LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 4-6-2 Pacific 60163 Tornado descends past Waterside on the Kingswear line with the 1645 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads on 3rd July 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8tAQcvM4Q8
LNER A1 Peppercorn 4-6-2 Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs the 1 in 42 gradient of Hemerdon Bank on 8th August 2009 with the 1Z63 1607 Plymouth - Birmingham International 'Tamar Tornado.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-aoKEgpxoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-aoKEgpxoc