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Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 22 Nov 2008 15:37
by Kevo00
Some great videos on YouTube of Tornado's run on the ECML from York - Newcastle the other night. Especially good to see and hear it whizzing through Durham on the middle track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRid4q7NycE
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 22 Nov 2008 16:50
by Born Acorn
Heh, the tannoy can try all it wants, but it won't stop the flash photography!
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 22 Nov 2008 18:02
by Badger
Hah, that tannoy women cracked me up. Just never gonna happen.
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 13 Dec 2008 22:38
by Dave
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 13 Dec 2008 22:40
by Ameecher
Bout time, grey looked a bit rank!
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 13 Dec 2008 22:58
by Kevo00
Whoa! Impressive. Kind of annoying though, as I have been at the NRM for work twice in the last two weeks and there was no sign of Tornado - can't wait to see her for real!
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 13 Dec 2008 23:50
by Beardie
Wow amazing looks great in green, what a perfect example of the past
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 23 Dec 2009 16:27
by Kevo00
Apologies for bumping a year old topic, but I thought this story of Tornado rescuing stranded EMU passengers in Kent after the 3rd rail was frozen might cause a chuckle or two:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8428097.stm
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 23 Dec 2009 20:45
by audigex
Haha, that's good. I like how it's referred to as "a lift" too.
"Some commuters at London Victoria faced lengthy delays until Tornado - Britain's first mainline steam engine in 50 years - offered them a lift."
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 14 Jan 2010 05:27
by ostlandr
That's why my little second-job, home-office company is designing modern steam. Higher uptime (availability), lower fuel and maintenance costs.
Kevo00 wrote:Apologies for bumping a year old topic, but I thought this story of Tornado rescuing stranded EMU passengers in Kent after the 3rd rail was frozen might cause a chuckle or two:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8428097.stm
Re: NEW steam locomotive takes to the rails
Posted: 14 Jan 2010 19:27
by Lord Aro
i can't believe no ones mentioned J Clarkson and Top Gear's presense on the train:
