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Tornado is now operating main line trains and working on preserved lines - these are all the future operations that the locomotive is confirmed to be involved in. More details of the 2010 programme will appear as trains are finalised (contact details for tour operators appear at the bottom of the page) - UPDATED 01.09.10

Saturday 4th – Sunday 19th September – Tornado visits the West Somerset Railway at Minehead. Please check with WSR for which days Tornado is operating

Saturday 25th September - 'The Tamar Devonian' - Hampshire (60163 Tornado and 6024 King Edward I from Bristol) to Plymouth and return - promoted by Pathfinder Tours

Wednesday 29th September - 'The Purbeck Tornado' - London Waterloo-Swanage-Southampton and return - promoted by UK Railtours

Saturday 2nd October - 'The Merseyside Tornado' - Liverpool South Parkway, Runcorn, Crewe, Stafford, Lichfield Trent Valley to London Euston and return hauled throughout by Tornado. This tour is Tornado's first visit to the city of Liverpool - promoted by HF Railtours

Saturday 9th October - A1SLT Convention (private meeting), Barrow Hill Roundhouse, near Chesterfield

Sunday 10th October – open day at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, near Chesterfield

Friday 22nd October - 'The Royal Borderer' - Doncaster to Edinburgh & return (Tornado from/to York to Edinburgh) - promoted by Pathfinder Tours

Saturday 23rd - Sunday 31st October - Tornado visits the East Lancs Railway at Bury

Wednesday 3rd November - Crewe to Glasgow & return (Tornado from/to Manchester Victoria to Glasgow) - promoted by HF Railtours

Thursday 11th November - 'Armistice Day with Tornado' - London Waterloo-Ely for Duxford-Norwich and return - promoted by Steam Dreams

Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th November - 'The Christmas Coronation' weekend shopping trip from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, departing on Thursday and returning on Saturday. Optional Edinburgh - Newcastle - Carlisle - Edinburgh circuit on Friday 19th November - promoted by Steam Dreams.

Saturday 4th December - 'The Bath Christmas Market' - Bedford, Luton Airport Parkway and St Albans via Salisbury to Bath & Bristol and return - promoted by UK Railtours

Saturday 11th December - 'The Cathedrals Express' - London Euston to Chester and return - promoted by Steam Dreams

Monday 13th December - 'The Cathedrals Express' - London circular tours - promoted by Steam Dreams

 

The Trust respectfully requests that anyone wanting to see Tornado's main line passenger trains follows the rules of the railway and only goes where permitted.

The following tour operators are running the trains listed above:

Steam Dreams (www.steamdreams.com Tel: 01483 209888 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Pathfinder Tours (Tel: 01453 835414 Web: www.pathfindertours.co.uk Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

HF Railtours (Telephone Pathfinder Tours: 01453 835414; Web: www.hf-railtours.co.uk)

UK Railtours (Tel: 01438 715050; Web: www.ukrailtours.com )

Mid Hants Railway (Web: www.watercressline.co.uk; Tel: 01962 733810)

West Somerset Railway (Web: www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk Tel: 01643 704996 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

East Lancs Railway at Bury (Web: www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk; Tel: 0161 764 7790)

VSOE ‘British Pullman’ (Tel: 0845 077 2222; web: www.orient-express.com)