Steam & Preservation

The new A1 pacific Tornado was a major feature of a recent edition of the popular UK motoring programme 'Top Gear'.  Much of the programme featured a race between London and Edinburgh with Jeremy Clarkson helping to fire the loco and lots of footage of the train and the footplate.  I believe this will eventually be broadcast on BBC America so you might like to watch out for it - I think it is Series 13 episode 1!

Here's the Wiki recap of the race segments of the episode - race titled appropiately "Race to the North" - the recap gels well with what I saw on the episode (you can find it on YouTube with a little hunting - I'm not linking though).

Saw Tornado "in the flesh" last Saturday and it was obvious everyone who saw her that Jeremy Clarkson was certainly not the Fireman. (Have you ever seen anyone so clue-less with a shovel??)

#60163 simply played with the train out and back, and looked and sounded absolutely awesome at Stormy Sidings on her way back to Bristle.

She's a credit to all the Covenanters and supporters.

Hwyl,

Martin. 

Yes, Tornado has an 8 wheel rigid tender like the other LNER pacifics.

See http://www.a1steam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=67

what's the date? or is it one of those "check your local listings"

No idea what the time lag between an episode being first shown in the Uk and it appearing on BBC America, but look out for Series 13 epiode 1.

You might find it on U Tube and there is much more information on Tornado here:

http://www.a1steam.com/