Tornado is a A1 Peppercorn locomotive who is a little bit special. All 49 engines in this class were scrapped after only 16 years service, despite being the most reliable and economical express engine on the mainline. Tornado was built from the original plans and completed in 2008. This weekend she was at the East Lancs Railway and I could not miss the opportunity to see her

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Also in this video are LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander (a personal favourite from childhood) LMS Stanier Class 'Black 5' 5337 and 731219 pulling a double header and BR Standard Class 8 Duke of Gloucester going double headed with Tornado