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tornado No. 51 April 2014 telegraph Frank Dumbleton

Tornado appeared at Didcot’s ‘Once in a Blue Moon’ event with No. 6023 King Edward II and No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley. Gareth Griffiths Tornado is seen in charge of ‘The White Welcome Rose’ at Rossington on the return run. ... to issue No. 51 of The Tornado Telegraph. After a light engine movement from Barrow Hill, Tornado visited Didcot to complete a unique line up of three locomotives wearing British Railways express passenger blue livery. There then followed a return to Southall for preparation to work ‘The White Rose’, a hugely successful outing from King’s Cross to York and back on 12th April. graham.langer@ a1steam.com Editor of The Tornado Telegraph

Sunday 6th April 2014. l ‘THE WHITE ROSE’ – a week NEWS BRIEFS All three locomotives operated on after the event at Didcot Tornado was in l ‘ONCE IN A BLUE MOON’ the main demonstration line with charge of a fourteen coach train from – hosted double-heading at certain times. There to York and back, easily timing the three British Railways blue steam were periods when the three locos trip and providing a very enjoyable day locomotives together in one place. were lined up outside of the shed out for all who took part. The sell-out Tornado joined forces with ex GWR for photographic purposes and a day was organised by the Trust and sets ‘King’ No. 6023 King Edward II and very successful night shoot. Meridian the pattern for future A1SLT tours later fellow LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Television covered the event and filmed in the year, with passengers enjoying silver Gresley to create an all blue line up our support crew preparing No. 60163 service in Premier Dining Class aboard at Didcot on Saturday 5th and for her starring role. the rake of carmine and cream coaches. ➤ l ‘THE BORDER RAIDER’ - This Alan Weaver is the tour every true steam devotee has been waiting for, the chance to travel behind Tornado over Shap summit both ways, 282 steam miles in all! The day begins with a fast run from London to Crewe with a Class 90. At Crewe as the electric loco is detached and No. 60163 backs down on to the train. Then begins an exciting 141 mile journey north! Beyond historic Lancaster starts a long climb through the hills and fells of the Lake District. The climb towards the remote Shap Summit will be a thrilling experience and there will no doubt be talk of earlier The last time Tornado hauled ‘The Border Raider’ was on 24th records for the climb being broken June 2010, during which records were broken! again! The majesty of the Cumbrian hill country continues unabated through l GET (A ) BEHIND Works which will detail the pacific Penrith and finally the train comes to TORNADO – Join the 163 Pacifics Club sponsored. a stand at the famous ‘Border City’ of and make Tornado debt free. The first Carlisle. The place still bears the scars debts to be repaid by the Trust were the l Entry into a draw for a main line of centuries of conflict between English bridging and personal loans that financed footplate-ride on Tornado. and Scots and the station is very close the final dash to completion. In July 2013 to the compact and level city centre we were able to announce the early It really is that simple! With your help with its wide range of shops, pubs and repayment of the £500,000 Bearer Bond Tornado could be debt free with her the cathedral. There is a break of around at the end of the 2013. The final step to paid-for tender behind by 2021. Please two and a half hours. make Tornado debt-free is to purchase complete the donation form today. The excitement begins once again as No. 60163’s tender, which is currently on Thank you. the train sets off homeward, facing a 15 year lease from William Cook Cast climbs no less gruelling than those on Products Ltd. l ONLINE STORE NEWS - See our outward run. Once again locos are How you can help: We need to our online store for everything for changed at Crewe and the return is raise £200,000 by 2021 to purchase the Tornado enthusiast, from pens to behind ‘modern’ traction – even if the Tornado’s tender. Following the success models, children’s t shirts to adult fleece. locomotive is older than Tornado! of our Regular and Dedicated Donation Contact [email protected] for The Great British Breakfast and a light schemes for the construction of Tornado, details of smoke box number plates lunch will be enjoyed on the outward the Trustees have on a similar method carried by Tornado for £200 journey and a special four course dinner for the purchase of the tender. However, on the return, featuring locally sourced instead of “an A1 for the price of a pint” l PHOTOGRAPHIC products from producers in the fertile and “use your loaf”, we’ve decided to COMPETITION – During 2014 farmlands of Cumbria. Standard Class raise the funds in a different way, “The we will be running a photographic seats will be available also and a buffet 163 Pacifics Club”. Although ornadoT competition. We will pick a winning service of light refreshments will be carries the number ‘60163’, her pre- entry from images taken of Tornado available. nationalisation LNER number would during the year with the lucky Why not ‘Elope’ to Gretna Green? have been ‘163’. If 163 people were to contestant landing a brace of premier Instead of exploring Carlisle, jump donate £10pm over the eight years until dining tickets on one of our trains in aboard a coach for a ‘mini tour’ over we need to purchase the tender (or 2015. the border into Scotland, with a break alternatively make a one-off donation of 45 minutes or so at Gretna Green of £960) with the addition of Gift Aid l P2 PROGRESS – The project to (bookable in advance only please). (£2.50pm or £240 one-off) this would build a new Gresley class P2 Mikado Bookings are through UK Railtours raise £195,600. continues to make rapid advances. Over and provisional timings are as follows: As with the previous schemes, this 300 people have joined The Founders initiative comes with benefits for those Club and over 270 have signed up STATION DEPART RETURN who generously take part: as Covenantors. The frames were London Euston 07:10 22:05 rolled at Tata’s works in Scunthorpe Watford Junction 07:30 21:45 l A numbered certificate (1-163) on 23rd April and will be profiled in Milton Keynes recording the details of the donation May. There will be an opportunity to Central 07:55 21:20 and the number/name of your favourite see the frames for the first time on Rugby 08:15 20:55 pacific from the Gresley A3s/A4s, Friday 18th (Founders), Saturday 19th Thompson A1/1s and Peppercorn A1s. (Covenantors) and Sunday 20th (general Lichfield Trent Valley 08:45 20:25 public) July at Darlington Locomotive l Crewe 10:00 19:10 Name inscribed on the official Roll Works. You can see all the latest news of Honour in Darlington Locomotive on the P2 website. ➤ P2 ROADSHOWS - THE LAST ONE! The P2 Roadshow has already taken place in London, York, Darlington and Edinburgh.

l The final P2 Roadshow will be at 11:00hrs on Saturday 17th May at the School of Engineering, Garthdee Campus, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Register here if you wish to attend.

TOURS DIARY 2014

l 5th July – ‘The Border Raider’ - London Euston to l 4th October – Annual Convention – Barrow Hill Carlisle and return (Tornado Crewe to Carlisle and Roundhouse return only)

The Trust respectfully requests that anyone wanting to l 12th and 13th July – see Tornado follows the rules of the railway and only goes where permitted. l 28th July to 3rd August – Bluebell Railway

l 16th August– Hampshire Luncheon and Surrey Please carefully check Tornado’s dates of operation and Evening circular trains (provisional date to be confirmed) services on any Heritage line visits using the relevant website links below as actual dates/times of operation l 13th and 14th September – Gala may vary.

Preserved railways and tour companies with whom we are working in 2014:

The Swanage Railway, tel: 01929 425800 web: www.swanagerailway.co.uk The Bluebell Railway, tel: 01825 720800 web: www.bluebell-railway.co.uk The Nene Valley Railway, tel: 01780 784444 web: www.nvr.org.uk Barrow Hill Roundhouse, tel: 01246 472450 web: www.barrowhill.org UK Railtours, tel: 01438 715050 web: UK Railtours White Rose UK Railtours Border Raider

HELP THE TRUST Published by Your support as Covenantors, Donors and Volunteers remains vital. The A1 Trust Darlington Locomotive Works l DONATIONS – We continue to encourage donations of all shapes and Hopetown Lane sizes (every pound counts). DARLINGTON l COVENANTORS – We always welcome new Covenantors as we have DL3 6RQ overhauls and repairs to fund and still need to finance the balance of the support coach conversion – click here www.a1steam.com l VOLUNTEERS – Do you have skills that could help the Trust? We can always use extra pairs of hands. If you enjoy meeting people, please [email protected] consider joining our merchandising team at events and on tours. If your talents involve engineering, locomotive cleaning, or back office work, we can Edited by always find something for you to do. Contact [email protected] for [email protected] more details. l LEGACY PROGRAMME – We now have a Legacy Giving facility – click here Designed by Debbie Nolan for details. Picture Editor l 163 CLUB - join The 163 Pacifics Club to complete the financing of [email protected] Tornado. See the details here.