Tornado - first new GB steam locomotive in 50 years

[Glenn Brooks]

Stumbled across an absolutely wonderful video on YouTube about construction of Tornado.

Here is the link : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=inrGbj3EDFY

[10KPete]

That is a great video, Glenn!! Loved every minute of it. Thanks for posting the link.

Pete

[Steve Goodbody]

Last night, Tornado became the first steam locomotive in over 50 years to reach 100 mph on UK metals.
See: https://www.a1steam.com/
and: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york ... e-39581712

Many congratulations to all involved.

[NP317]

Awesome!!!!
~RN

[John Hasler]

I showed this to my wife but she said it wasn't a real steam locomotive because it wasn't burning coal (I thought it was cool).

[Steggy]

I showed this to my wife but she said it wasn't a real steam locomotive because it wasn't burning coal (I thought it was cool).

I guess then that all those early to mid-nineteenth century wood-burners were running on cosmic rays.

[John Hasler]

I showed this to my wife but she said it wasn't a real steam locomotive because it wasn't burning coal (I thought it was cool).

I guess then that all those early to mid-nineteenth century wood-burners were running on cosmic rays.

She remembers LIRR G5s's from her childhood on Long Island. My memories of steam are of hearing lake freighters blowing their ashes in the upper Saint Marys (they weren't supposed to do it there).

[kcameron]

For the 100 mph run they had a pair of firemen shoveling the coal to keep up. From the extended cut, it covered a bit more of the how they did it. OTOH I think it is very impressive that hand firing was keeping up with the burn rate. So the steam consumption for the speed is impressively low.

[keith6233]

A bit more on Tornado 100 mph run.

https://youtu.be/20ayS3AT7nA