TORNADO AT SPEED

[KateFan]

She's limited by law to running at no more than 75mph on the mainline.

[Hartsock91]

Mallard was more airo dynamic!

[ShaurntheSheep]

not that fast

[ExpoFever]

well the blue mallard goes about 125 kph so the tornado goes 128 i think its faster then the blue mallard

[StabelyUnstable]

@ExpoFever Mallard went 126 MPH, and so far tornado's tope speed in mph I believe is 75.

[Paraffinmeister]

@StabelyUnstable Tornado could likely manage the ton without too much trouble, but as it stands at the momnent she's limited to 75.

[tombaker1222]

@StabelyUnstable Tornado 'unofficially' did 92mph when on Mainline testing. 100mph would be no trouble. I doubt she'd manage 126, but then even the Mallard was knackered after that run.

[finmedia]

If you think that's 'at speed' you should see some clips of it streaking through Durham :-)

[EastMidlandsSteam]

@finmedia Its at speed on GCR though. Being on the mainline's completley different..

[3NUNS]

Pray tell gentlemen how tornado does the fast go in kph ?

[edj66]

'75 x 1.6', so 120 kph

[3NUNS]

@edj66 are you a gentleman ?

[edj66]

Apparently.

[3NUNS]

@edj66 : Well, stay away from the edge please !

[Ohyewildthong]

Hold on, is she blue in this clip??

[andyg3]

she was painted in some kind of grey blue colour for a short while before she was green.

[Ohyewildthong]

She was in works grey, then in LNER Apple Green. However they are going to paint her royal blue and I just thought they had moved the painting forward.

[andyg3]

from gree to blue?

nooo, looks lovely in green

[EastMidlandsSteam]

no it wont go to Royal Blue.

[Ohyewildthong]

@EastMidlandsSteam Umm, yes they will. I believe it was announced she would constantly be repainted in the different BR Colours.

[EastMidlandsSteam]

Works Gray its called <-- yes theres an a in grey

[Marillionmad]

Amazing loco really beatiuful, I felt like shaking the makers hands when she was at Tysley lol

[NiallMS]

Pity the TPO isn't still on the go. Now it's all on the bloody roads!

[Ohyewildthong]

Actually there are somthing like 3 TPOs still in serivce

[peanuts2105]

I think I'll stand back when a 75 mph, steam spitting, 160 tonne leviathan is comin' atcha'.

[trainkid1]

wow u can hear cris shouting is there difference with a megaphone

[andrewirobinson]

Ah Cool cool :)

I havent seen her for real yet! :(

[andrewirobinson]

As calm as i am with these machines.....

I woulda pooed my pants if i was stood there.

[ndtsdn]

Not as bad as it looks!

Clip taken using a small compact camera with wide angle. Camera was held on the fence post, photographer (me) always the right side of the fence.

Cannot wait to Tornado on the mainline.

[A70013]

Try watching 71000 about 2 meters away from you on a foot crossing going at 75mph on the ECML

that will make you poo your pants!

[andrewirobinson]

Sir Nigel coasting down Newton Dale bank on NYMR at 25mph was enough....

[regentv980]

good sight but to say pooed pants makes you sound silly