A1 Tornado Kings Cross to York

[lotwyo]

I get sick of these people saying these trains were cool. You would get dirty and smelly due to the mix or combustion carbon + water. No aircon. MUCH more dangerous because they can't be fit with proper safety systems.

So while they are nostalgic, they are also unsafe, and not suitable for mass transportation.

[matthijsspoor3]

@lotwyo but there never happen accidents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! never, only when a car driver thinks that these trains are slow... but they aren't. the whole world was chanching by strains. in a positive way. without steam your house wasn't powered and we didn;t have railways cars and much more. and your car smells to and is dirty. but not on the driver seat and in a coach its also clean. so what did you want to say???

gr

[psychopathy33]

@matthijsspoor3 . That's right, power stations are still steam powered, even nuclear stations! Safety? How about Potters Bar, Morpeth, Carrbridge, and various level crossings? How about signalling? Main-line steam is fitted with the latest, and, we used to test the points every 3 months (British Rail, S & T, 1979), now, they only test them every year. It's called 'saving costs'. Is it 'safer'?

[matthijsspoor3]

@psychopathy33 in holland and germany all trains on the mainline have to be fitted with the safety system (ATB, PZB90) but unonfortunaly there cutting on everysthing so also on mantainance of trackt!!

gr

[psychopathy33]

@lotwyo . The 'pen-pushers' in London wanted to close the Mallaig 'extension' of the West Highland Railway (in the 1970's, Mallaig to Fort William). Scottish Region (now ScotRail) had other ideas -- they introduced 'The Jacobite' steam train. The line still hasn't been closed.

Main-line steam engines are fitted with the latest signalling devices, otherwise they would not be allowed to run. However, they are too 'labour-intensive' for modern transport -- 3 hours to reach full pressure!

[maisiejoe2]

The Flying Scotsman was the train for me ,nothing beats the steam train,might be slower but what a journey on these fine beasts

[3dwurli]

My generation is so deprived of beautiful machines like this. They are ALIVE, they breathe, they make music as they power their way along the tracks. What do we have now....bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzzzzzz click click click

[simonspics1]

I see one comment says it hates all high speed rail what a waste? My question is why would you fly if you can stay on the ground and get there just as fast in less time? Maybe Im missing something.

[sambear0]

Absolutely stunning!

[japsniper007]

In the glory days of steam the engine drivers referred to their engines as female and you can see why , just beautiful .well shot video too.

[SirSnivyofNottingham]

@japsniper007 That is because steam power itself is just graceful. Steam surrounding plainly visible mechanics, working like clockwork, and moving gracefully. Internal combustion engines lack this grace as they are hidden behind a dull cast engine block, almost as if embarrassed to show its workings.

[cayoharksen]

na corrida um pássaro ganhou da loco , que shouw...vou comprar uma passagem para andar de pássaro.-jéjéjéjé...

[75amoeba]

Majestic.

[crapthisisalongusern]

sounds like a jet at .27

[crapthisisalongusern]

sounds like a jet at 27



[554687858]

HOLY SHIT!! That made my weenie hard.

[TORNAD078]

Why would 10 people even dislike this. T_T

[simonspics1]

@TORNAD078 Thats exactly what Im thinking,or are they just joking? Sure beats me?

[TORNAD078]

@simonspics1 They are probably retards.

[burnley5960]

Wonderfull GRAND

[MrGizmo757]

That thing can Move. 

[thatman64]

Mesmerising. You have to watch it 'til it's gone, not like the plastic things you wouldn't take a second glance at.

[kennettheborg]

what the hack is this

[globalaffair]

Stuff the BMW (YT Advert). Would you rather have an A1?

[554687858]

I can't decide which is more beautiful - the engine or the countryside. Hell, I"ve got to go with the engine. That thing would make Afganistan look appealing. As an American, I've got to tip my hat to you guys. If that engine isn't a working piece of art, then I don't know what is. For building a modern-day steam engine, you have my sincere admiration. (God how I loathe diesels).

[45Machine]

@554687858 I hate all the high speed rail trains what a waste.

[yesimoverhere]

beauty on rails!!!!!! love it!

[Blupearl2003]

That engine is soo smooth, it sounds like a jet engine. its a shame we cant get out our stuff together here in America like the dedicated folks who put that masterpiece together

[ZZDC2112]

Isnt that just the most glorious sight, steaming across the stunning English countryside. You don't have to be a trainspotter to feel those goosebumps

[deetjay1]

Far out!  Flying like a bat outta hell...Nice...

[genwave]

It's funny how planes and trains last forever, but not cars.

[554687858]

Nothing like watching a steamer running balls out - What a fuckin' beauty

[yesimoverhere]

@554687858 totally agree with you there.

[table9876]

Nice loco engine. Great video taping - you must have perched up on a good vatage point. Camera was locked on to the engine for a good amount of time. Thanks.

[benjokazooie]

now here is someone who can actually film moving objects and still see whats happening, thumbs up to you!

[toastyovens]

Locomotives are beautiful

[redbaroniii]

Steam should come back, the ridership would go up 100%

[scotsman125]

British steam engines are greater than American steam locomotives. Through the Pere Marquatte 1225 had played in the movie" The Polar Express". Through that engine had played in the British hit road TV series " Top Gear: Race To The North."

[LostInThePast123]

Back in the days when Britain was truly Great.

[marikuraba]

It's Hiro.... Master of the Railways!!!

[trainlover658]

aye, 4 years on, its STILL the most modern thing running on our network :)

[orion2peter]

BEAUTIFULL FOOTAGE !!!!

[TK42138]

Superb!!



[vectorm1299]

Would love to see Tornado and Flying Scotmans double heading.

I was too young to help with the construction of Tornado, but now i'm old enough to have the pleasure of being an NRM - Shildon Member.

[omeryildiz10]

wery good...thank you...

[mikevalesenior]

Fantastick hope to see more of your vids

[speedbanana2008]

There was engineering skill, genius and pride in our country once,

and there shall be again....

[sgtredbluered]

Nice two minute pan w/ the long lens from 1:03 to 3:02

[strangersound]

Awesome video work. Thank you! :)

[blaster2012]

Instead of building these souless plastic DMU's,they should build a fleet of these to get people to travel by puplic transport..... I mean who WOULDN'T want to travel behind that!!

[falcons1988]

@blaster2012 It will probably drive down the cost of fuel at the pumps as there would be less demand for it. 

[Fireheart528]

@blaster2012 I agree with you there; the sight and sound of a steam engine is better than any diesel. See if you can find a video of a PRR K-4s 4-6-2, though. Both of them would be good contenders for that kind of work.

[beowulf3075]

@blaster2012 - Very true friend.

[izwolle]

@blaster2012 greenpeace? haha for the rest everyone!

[place910]

How fast is that going?

[Petemonster62]

That is an incredible undertaking by the British Railway Enthusiasts to build a brand-new steam locomotive completely from scratch!!! They are probably the only ones in the entire world to do so since the last new steamer was built; probably in the 1960s!

[KB0KBJ]

HOw fast is that thing moving when it's going from right to left?! not slow I know that.

[MrCG35]

What a neat machine!

[WestCoastRailwayBoy]

Great footage of the A1 5*

[viceroytennis]

Great poise and beauty.

[alcors11a]

thats hauling ass

[CookiesAndGuns95]

I'l tell you right now, if there is a nationwide crisis involving some type of evacuation, I am riding this beast out of there!

[MrSilence911]

Greenpeace fuck it train!

[mackat4ck]

Wow! That train is quite fast!

[simpletimes222]

Wonderful. I would love to see the Mallard running again.

[simpletimes222]

Wonderful. I would love to see the Mallard running again.

[Ne0c225]

sounds like a jet plane ^_^

[penfloyd]

Poetry in motion,,,,Awesome Power!

[clusterfak]

The most beautiful thing I have ever seen...

[jmchessman]

Long Live Steam! That is a beautiful locomotive! Is she a three-cylinder?

[JD41796]

what i would give to go to york, to see all these steam engines instead of all these diesels here in the US...

[ashbytimuk]

@JD41796 The National Railway Museum at York is a "must see" for any railway enthusiast who comes even remotely within travelling distance of it. And the best thing about it is? FREE ADMISSION!! (for the moment at least) Worth the trip "over the pond" on its own.

[whitebaron1993]

I WANT A SHOT !!!

[stepheng1483]

They should be allowed to drive it at 90 m.p.h.

[U33C]

Beautiful machine!

[itnbfzi]

The tornado IS rated to 100MPH. I was wondering about that. Found out at the website. By comparison, the UP 844 can pull 26 cars on level ground at 100 MPH and has been timed doing 103.

The neat thing about the Tornado is she's brand new! It will be interesting to see if she will pioneer a return to steam or remain a reminder of the Peppercorn class locomotives. Either way, congratulations to the A1 Trust!

[silver760]

Fantastic,I wonder what the machining tolerances were on the drawings for Tornado were and if they are tighter than when locos were being constructed in their hayday with the advances in machining and measurement since the days of steam,just an out of the blue thought.

[routeman680]

Driving wheels are 6ft 8in, same as the A3 and A4 classes.

[BhanuHabbo]

So if I were tyo stand next to tornado,I'd be a foot and 6 inches shorter than one of the wheels :P

[itnbfzi]

@routeman680 That's the same height as the UP 844's drivers.

[beefybale123456]

bayocntry the Driving are 6 foot 9 inches hope this helps :)

[aceuggy]

What a sight for sore eyes. Magnificent, wish they would build more like her.

[bayocntry]

What size drivers under there?

[AlxFitz]

Now that is a flippin train!

[klesmer]

That old girl is flying!

[Bigaid]

old girl???? its newer than some of the modern stuff on teh national network.

[silver760]

Most of the stuff on the "network" are reliveried tarted up junkers,the majority of its over 30 years old bar the odd one here and there on lines near the "City".Todays mis match of hundreds of piddly operators all trying to get their bit of the pie has made UK rail a joke.Short journeys with multiple train changes all because one length of line has multiple operators! I looked into going from swindon to leicester a while back,the four train changes put me off the taking the train,+vast cost.

[beowulf3075]

@silver760 - I remember some MP calling rail privatisation "the poll tax on wheels" - well the poll tax went but this hotch potch rail system stayed. A friend in paris says SNCF is due to be split up, and look what SNCF has done despite government changes.

[francovance1]

I could watch (and listen) to that machine all day!

[tlalotoani]

I´m not into the TRAINS thing, but that machine looks beautifull ; )

[LfcGoddardENGCJG]

top gear train.

[andyZjohnZ]

Hi, British Built? Can anyone tell me how much of this train was built in Germany?

[Ohyewildthong]

The boiler was built by the Germans.

[scottishlowoflow]

it was built by Brits in Germany, the Brits specifically went to Germany for it

[richkingb01]

she just completes the scenery. magnificent.

[Fidokrab]

What a beauty.

[Steel0972]

In that first little clip she had to be doing upwards of 80mph, that's flyin.. :)

[73096std5]

all steam trains that are qualified to run on the main line are restricted to 75mph.

[SiriusHardware]

Verrry Smooth tracking! How the heck do you manage it? Clockwork tripod? (Kidding). Great work anyway.

[XeyahRuler20x]

This Train looks so BEA-utiful!!! The Green Paint, and the wheels, the perfect steamtrain!

[planejunky]

Very nice shooting!

[Bunjamin27]

Silly me, I thought this was PLANEStv.. not TRAINStv.. :-/

[IainPlanesTV]

Hello Bunjamin27 - hope you enjoyed your stray from Planes. I enjoyed mine to film this sequence using our long lens and extended tracking technique we use for aircraft.

Interesting you mention TrainsTV - we have that name registered too and might well launch a TrainsTV channel

[MrElSatan]

@IainPlanesTV I will sing! \o/

[karlberrisford]

@Bunjamin27

whats wrong with steam trains?! just as cool as planes in my opinion!

[jrkepler]

@Bunjamin27 The A1 peppercorn 60163 Tornado is in fact plane related, as it is named after the Panavia Tornado being used by the RAF at the time the name was chosen.

[atrip8]

@Bunjamin27 hahah typical

[burnley5960]

Id love to see her in tandem with the Flying Scotsman I hope when she's back it happens

[burnley5960]

This comment was for the man from the USA that thinks all British locos are the same what a TWAT!!!!!!!!

[steamingpoopfart]

all british locos are the same and there gay

[martinstroetinga]

@steamingpoopfart you sir, are a dick

[youtship]

Sorry, I am new to steam engines.

But is it the same as the Flying Scotsman?

They look very much the same.

[SNAKEMAN742]

they have a bit of a diffrent design

[golfisgreat123]

thats why is america no one models british locos if u have one you have them all there all the same

[burnley5960]

Dont talk CRAP

[s2k997]

Essentially the Flying Scotsman wwas the basis for this locomotive class. Same company that designed it, though a different chief designer, Peppercorn took on some of Gresley's original calculations and method to design it. They both serve in the same role, and ended up having much of the same upgrades fitted. If you want to see a great jump, look at the Great Western Railway's Castle class, a different company on a similar role, or a different occupation entirely to see a real shift.

[torphinsdave]

A cracking bit of film-making. From 1.00 onwards it was the best I've seen and shows the beast in all her beauty.

Well done and thanks.

[paullubliner]

Sounds like an A4 to me.

[SiriusHardware]

Well spotted (or heard). She carries a genuine ex-A4 whistle as well as the correct single-note whistle for her class. The A1 whistle sounds a bit feeble, but the A4 chime whistle sounds bloody fantastic, especially when it goes shrieking past your ear at 75mph.

[844jim]

Look at the size of those drivers! She's built for speed.

[SteffanLlwyd]

'Shovelling steam over her shoulder'

[JuanManuelGrijalvo]

Six stars... Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful... As to American locomotives, please look for pictures of the Pennsy Duplex series...

[dmillerau]

Amazing. I LOVE it.

Why restore an old one (ok, so none exist) when you can build a new one!

More steam!!!!

[callinstead09]

because the old one has more value, but i know about the other A1's

[robmcg567]

That was a reply to someone asking about damage to the overhead. (which is effectively zero)

A nice thing about the clip, the first part has sound of fast train around the level crossing which is rarely recorded, and hard to define..

[390904902]

Mind you, it is a beautiful loco. I saw it charging through Bridgend while waiting for a train home from a stunt training week. Blew out my eardrums!

[flyguy1237]

I wonder what that steam does to the overhead wires...

[burnley5960]

WHO CARES THE MORE STEAM THE BETTER

[robmcg567]

A lot less than electric power, arcing and weather.

[SiriusHardware]

Not such a daft question, there's a great clip elsewhere of another steam engine being struck by 'lightning' arcing down from the overheads through all the moisture in, um, Waterloo station, I think. (Could be wrong). The only mystery to me is why it doesn't happen more often.

[04clemea]

Its is at preston, Waterloo station only has a 3rd rail. I think the loco in Question had low clearance and the safety valves were blowing off

[aranwood]

Great vantage point, well planned, panned and shot. Nice one!

[IainPlanesTV]

Thanks for the comment aranwood. Planning mostly consisted of several hours on Google Earth. Problem with ecml is the electrification poles so a view down the track can look obscured. Dunbar and Dawlish look like good locations for future shoots!

[Fireheart528]

@IainPlanesTV Great video! Although i have to say that the NYC J1-e Hudson, the PRR K-4 4-6-2 or the N&W J 4-8-4 would be able to give it a run for its money.

[Rickyrab]

I'd like to see a brand-new full size 4-4-0 sometimes, and not just the 1970s ceremonial locomotives that grace the Golden Spike/ Promontory Point monument in Utah.

[390904902]

Will everyone stop arguing who's country's got the bigger dick because it's got better steam trains? It's a beautiful loco. That's all there is to it.

[wtw88]

Right on, 390etc.

[TheRyanCage]

@390904902 its typical British vs. American mish mash, I agree with you

[robmcg567]

Superb locomotive and beautufully filmed, thankyou.

[MickeyLove01]

Nice pan, just outside of Retford yeah?

[Metalgona]

England has nice trains, but America's better in my opinion.

[32678knowle]

nope. America's engines are big that's it. German engines are better.

[RufusT9]

Wonderful stuff. There's something strange about how, with this as-good-as-new steam express loco, we can get a fleeting glimpse of 70 years ago. Look for Top Gear on BBC i-player- there's a fntastic moment at 57:50 where it tears up the Scottish East Coast by the sea. Dramatic and emotional!

[tanner87]

train drivers actually have to work in the steam trains as shown on last nights Top Gear, trains of today they just sit there with a few buttons & leavers!

[maggielizzieannie]

How boring trains are today compared to this magnificent beast!!

[ufn489]

Britain exported many steam locomotives to Australia and most were much larger than the locally used.Companies like North British,Vulcan and Armstrong-Whitworth were producing 225 tonne Pacifics,Mikados and Mountain Types etc for Australian domestic operations and all had fine working lives.Some are still used in steam heritage runs. Naturally Australian conditions varied greatly from that experienced in Gt Britain and larger locomotives were required.

[Hanglands]

Outstanding footage as always. 5/5 without doubt.

[MuppetWorld]

Superb, look forward to travelling with her one day. Well done.

[MrJaysonVilett]

Beautiful! just beautiful! thanks for posting

[SiriusHardware]

Super-smooth tracking, especially when you've got the locomotive in such a tight box, great job and very well chosen viewpoints too!

[TrainTrackTrav]

Not to offend, here in the USA, our steam engines have deep whistels, why are the ones there more high pitch?

[ashbytimuk]

Just accepted practice I suppose.

[thing2liv]

why are yours deep pitched?

no offence but i think that if a question works both ways then its not really a question.

[TrainTrackTrav]

Well not to be smart, but ours maybe because ours are larger. I will say, there in the UK, you have pretty engines. :-)

[thing2liv]

no offence but ive always looked at american steam locos and though "who designed theses there so ugly".

i think deeper pitchs travel for longer distances.

[Steam501]

We Americans desined them " Ugly " for the same reason we Americans signed " The Declaration of Independence " aka the 4TH of July 1776 to be free of Great Britan. If you ask me , why do you have whistles that sound like " Model Toy Trains ' ? American Steam Locomotive Whistles seperate Men from Boys .

[Fartsurmonde]

Whatever, all a matter of opinion -what is fact is that England is the birthplace (and therefore Britain) gave the world Locomotives -and that includes the USA

[dcoursey82]

When I read this comment, I clicked your name and expected to see the profile of a 14 or 15 year old....but a 53 year old adult making idiotic statements like that? Wow...

[wolfgrade]

"you designed them ugly to be free of Great Britain? That doesn't make any sense.

[ashbytimuk]

Some U.S. steam locos were bigger but there again the distances in your country are far larger and it made (and still makes) sense to have larger trains pulled by bigger engines. We did make larger locos but these went for export, one having been recently returned from South Africa to Scotland where she was built. great big engine that one is :-)

[ashbytimuk]

As for "pretty", one of your fellow countrymen commented on an earlier video of Tornado that he felt that U.S. locos seemed to have things "hanging off them all over the place" so I guess there is a measure of agreement there.

[pieman97405]

Hard for me to comprohend she isn't even a year old, she is beautiful. Strange to think come July she won't be the newest steam locomotive anymore, the Leviathan (a 4-4-0, sister to the Jupiter) will be.

[lioncurlew]

Work actually started on the loco around 20 years ago, but it took till recently to put her in steam.

[williamwesterkirk]

Great footage. It's really showing off the power that's being pushed through the rods. One of the best videos I've seen in a long while.

[HughFromAlice]

Loved your long pans - poetry in motion - both the video and the engine!

*****

[cloudobserver00900]

Super loco, well captured. We also videoed Tornado at Newark but our efforts are not in the same league.

[Paganiproductions]

Old school power bro

[gwilly6356]

choooo chooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!11

[mediamanbkk]

Excellent video, the camera was placed in the perfect spot - well done!