Following recent boiler repairs at DB Meiningen, planned winter maintenance at the National Railway Museum and a period of running in at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway,
Tornado successfully completed a loaded main line test run between Carlisle and Crewe on Wednesday 8th June. The test run was witnessed by Lloyds Register VAB who have now certificated the locomotive for main line charter train operation for the remainder of the 2011 season.
Following her loaded test run
Tornado will be visiting Didcot Railway Centre (
www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk), from 9th – 17th June 2011. The only day the locomotive will be in steam and working at the centre is Saturday 11th June 2011. On all the other days the locomotive will be on static display at the centre.
Tornado's first main line train in her new Brunswick Green livery will be ‘The Canterbury Tornado’ on Saturday 18th June from Poole (
Tornado from Willesden) to Canterbury and return promoted by Pathfinder, operated by DB Schenker. To book onto this train contact Pathfinder Tours (tel: 01453 835414; web:
www.pathfindertours.co.uk; email:
office@pathfinder.co.uk.
The Trust respectfully requests that anyone wanting to see Tornado follows the rules of the railway and only goes where permitted.
Tornado passes Euxton on her successful loaded test run - Andrew Fowler