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telegraph No. 21 June 2011 Alan Weaver

A classic scene on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway – Tornado departing Goathland on 31st May.

Tornado at an UK preserved railway; second is the new Hornby model set of Tornado and Welcome... News briefs carriages and third is a signed Tom Beattie ...to the twenty l Didcot Railway Centre print of an A3 at Newcastle. Closing date first edition ofThe - Tornado will be at the Didcot Railway is 26th August 2011. Tickets have been sent Tornado Telegraph. Centre from 9th to 17th June. Together with to Covenantors and will be on sale at most Tornado’s light Steam Railmotor No 93 and Firefly, she will Tornado events and excursions. Additional engine test run was be in operation on Saturday 11th June. This books of tickets may also be ordered most satisfactory. date is also the Trust’s 2011 Covenantors’ from Darlington Locomotive Works, The mainline loaded test run Day Out so Covenantors and one guest can Hopetown Lane, Darlington, DL3 6RQ or via was successfully completed purchase entry tickets at a 58% discount [email protected]. between Carlisle and Crewe on production of their 2011 Covenantors’ on 8th June. This run was cards. All visitors to the Centre should head l Support Coach – Funding for witnessed by Lloyds Register for Didcot Parkway, OX11 7NJ and park refurbishment of our own coach has now VAB which has now certificated behind Julians Ford Garage, for a daily charge reached £35,250. So 29 feet 5 inches of the the locomotive for mainline of £2. Then walk to Parkway Station and use target 63 ft 6 inches of the coach have been charter train operation for the the subway to enter the Railway Centre. supported. Please help us reach the half-way remainder of the 2011 season. It mark of £38,100 before Tornado’s main line was great to see Tornado back in l ‘The Canterbury Tornado’ debut. service on the North Yorkshire – Following brief excursions from Grosmont Moors Railway. Thank you to all to Battersby on the North Yorkshire Moors l who visited us there. I do hope Railway/Esk Valley Line, Tornado’s return to Haynes Manual – 2nd June is that many of you will be able the main line will be hauling ‘The Canterbury the publication date of Haynes Owners’ to join us at one or both of our Tornado’ from Willesden Junction to Workshop Manual for Tornado New next events: Didcot Railway Canterbury, returning to London Victoria Peppercorn Class A1, 2008 onwards. This Centre from 9th to 17th June on Saturday 18th June. More details of this book is the perfect gift for Covenantors and and ‘The Canterbury Tornado’ Pathfinder Tours excursion can be found supporters alike. With a recommended retail over the main line on 18th June. overleaf. price of £19.99, it is available from the Trust’s [email protected] Online Store and sales stands, with profits l Editor of The Tornado Telegraph Summer Raffle – Tickets are going to the Trust. The ISBN of this splendid £1 each. First prize is a footplate ride on hardback is 978 1 84425 989 2. ➤ 2011 Tour Programme Currently confirmed dates are: North Yorkshire Moors l  Thu 9th to Fri 17th June – Didcot Railway return – Steam Dreams Railway Centre l  Sat 13th August – ‘The Cathedrals www.nymr.co.uk tel: 01751 472508 l  Sat 18th June – ‘The Canterbury Tornado’ Express’ – London King’s Cross-Potters email: [email protected] – Poole-Brankscombe-Bournemouth- Bar-Stevenage-Peterborough-York and return Christchurch-Brockenhurst-Southampton – Steam Dreams Didcot Railway Centre www.didcotraileaycentre.org.uk Central-Fareham-Cosham-Havant-Willesden l  Sat 27th August to Wed 7th September tel: 01235 510621 email: info@ Junction-Canterbury and return via London – West Somerset Railway, Minehead didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk Victoria (Tornado from Willesden Junction via l  Sat 10th September – ‘The Cathedrals Canterbury to London Victoria) – Pathfinder Express’ – London Euston-Milton Keynes Pathfinder Tours www.pathfindertours.co.uk Tours Central-Rugby-Chester and return – Steam tel: 01453 835414 email: office@ l  Sun 10th July – ‘The Torbay Express’ Dreams pathfindertours.co.uk – Bristol Temple Meads-Weston-Super-Mare- l  Thu 15th September – ‘The Cathedrals Taunton-Paignton-Kingswear and return Express’ - London King’s Cross-Welwyn Steam Dreams www.steamdreams.com – Torbay Express Garden City-St Neots-Lincoln Central and tel: 01483 209888 email: info@ l  Sun 17th July – ‘The Torbay Express’ return – Steam Dreams steamdreams.co.uk – Bristol Temple Meads-Weston-Super-Mare- l  Sat 17th to Sun 18th September – ‘Model Torbay Express Taunton-Paignton-Kingswear and return Rail Live’ at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, www.torbayexpress.co.uk – Torbay Express Chesterfield tel: 01453 834477 email: l  Sun 24th July – ‘The Torbay Express’ l  Fri 23rd to Sun 25th September – Severn [email protected] – Bristol Temple Meads-Weston-Super-Mare- Valley Railway, Kidderminster West Somerset Railway Taunton-Paignton-Kingswear and return l  Fri 30th September – ‘The British Pullman’ www.west-somerset-railway. – Torbay Express circular tour from London Victoria promoted co.uk tel: 01643 704996 l  Sun 31st July – ‘The Torbay Express’ by VSOE email: info@west-somerset- railway.co.uk – Bristol Temple Meads-Weston-Super-Mare- l  Sat 8th October – A1 Steam Locomotive Taunton-Paignton-Kingswear and return Trust annual Covenantors’ Convention Severn Valley Railway – Torbay Express (invitation only) – Barrow Hill Roundhouse, www.svr.co.uk tel: 01299 403816 l  Thu 4th August – ‘The Cathedrals Chesterfield Barrow Hill Roundhouse Express’ – Cambridge-Whittlesford-Harlow l  Fri 14th to Sun 16th October – A1, A2, www.barrowhill.org Town-Broxbourne-Tottenham Hale-Ealing A3, A4 event at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, tel: 01276 472450 Broadway-Bath-Bristol and return – Steam Chesterfield VSOE ‘British Pullman’ Dreams l  Wed 12th October - – ‘The British Pullman’ www.orient-expess.com l  Sat 6th August– ‘The Cathedrals Express’ - London Victoria-Bath-Bristol and return tel: 0845 077 2222 – London Euston-Watford Junction-Milton - VSOE Mid Hants Railway l  Keynes Central-Nuneaton-Kidderminster Sat 22nd to Sun 23rd and Fri 28th to Sun www.watercressline.co.uk (for Severn Valley Railway)-Worcester and 30th October – Mid Hants Railway, Alton tel: 01962 733810 David Elliott Help the trust

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