OLD MEETS NEW---- BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT.

The photo on the left shows this morning's steam excursion part-way down platform 2. The engine is called Tornado & is capable of travelling at 100mph.

On the right, "old & new" locos pass, as the 0923 service to London King's Cross approaches platform 1.

Tornado, unlike all other steam locomotives operating in Britain today, was actually built from new between 1994 & 2008. She represents a class of engines known as A1s.
49 of them were built in the late 1940's, but all were scrapped in the mid 1960's with nothing preserved. They had been a popular class of engine, operating on the King's Cross-York, Newcastle, Edinburgh & Aberdeen route. 

A group of enthusiasts decided back in 1990, to build a brand new one from scratch, thus adding an A1 to the list of many steam engine classes represented in today's heritage railways. Much of the work was done in Darlington & was heavily dependent on generous donations, patience, hard work & great dedication.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A CLICK ON THE PHOTOS ENLARGES THEM.

THERE IS A WEBSITE FOR TORNADO (THE LOCOMOTIVE)