Tornado will be put on display in her new BR green livery on the turntable at the National Railway Museum (NRM), York, on Monday 9
th May 2011 in front of hundreds people who funded the construction of the locomotive. Brunswick green was the historic livery carried by all of the original 49 Peppercorn class A1s for most of their lives. The unveiling and movement onto the turntable will take place in the Great Hall at the National Railway Museum at 11:00hrs on Monday 9
th May 2011.
Speaking about
Tornado’s new livery, Mark Allatt said: “This is another historic occasion for
Tornado. The original Peppercorn class A1s spent most of their working lives in BR green livery and so it is entirely appropriate that
Tornado should follow suit – just as many of our supporters will remember them. Over the duration of her first boiler certificate
Tornado will carry all of the A1’s historic liveries of LNER apple green with ‘British Railways’ on the tender, BR blue and BR Brunswick green, with both crest and emblem. The Trust would like to take this opportunity to thank Steve Davies and the team at the NRM for their kind hospitality during
Tornado’s extended winter maintenance period.”
Since Christmas,
Tornado has been in the NRM’s workshop undergoing scheduled maintenance and paint shop where she had her now familiar livery of LNER apple green with ‘British Railways’ on the tender replaced with BR green. The locomotive will be based at the NRM before visiting the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, from Wednesday 25
thMay to Sunday 5
th June 2011:
Monday 9
th/Tuesday 10
th May (on turntable in Great Hall); Wednesday 11
th May (visible in car park); Thursday 12
th May (visible in workshop); Friday 13
th May (in prep bay, not visible); Saturday 14
th/Sunday 15
th May (visible and accessible in car park); Monday 16
th/Tuesday 17
th May (in prep bay, not visible); Wednesday 18
th May (light engine test runs from York to Scarborough and return).
Steve Davies, director of the National Railway Museum, said: “As always, we’re really thrilled to have
Tornado back at the National Railway Museum. Our visitors love to be able to see this great feat of British engineering rubbing shoulders with other steam legends at the home of the railways. Seeing this magnificent locomotive on our turntable in Brunswick green will be a spectacular sight and one which will be matched on 28-30 May when
Flying Scotsman will be displayed on the turntable in wartime LNER black.“
Mark Allatt, chairman of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust added: “
Tornado’s unveiling in BR green is the start of another chapter in the story of a project that many said could never be completed. In 1990 a group was formed with a vision and the determination to make it succeed – to build and operate a Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam locomotive for main line and preserved railway use. 18 years later, and thanks to that shared vision and determination,
Tornado turned her wheels in anger for the first time on 1st August 2008 in front of the world’s press. It is thanks to our more than 2,000 regular monthly and other donors, our sponsors led by William Cook Cast Products Limited and the hard work of our volunteers and contractors that the project has achieved so much. The Trust is now looking to the great British public to help us keep
Tornado in main line passenger service by making a donation and/or taking part in our covenant scheme.”
Clive Brown, Craftmaster, who donated the green paint, said: "Craftmaster Paints is extremely proud of its association with the A1 Trust and
Tornado. We are pleased to continue to support the Trust’s activities with the latest livery change for
Tornado and hope to continue our association in years to come."
The painting of
Tornado at York in BR green livery has been undertaken by the father and son duo of Ian and Dan Matthews of M Machine (who had previously applied the apple green livery) with the help of Trust volunteers.