Riding along the Basingstoke canal near Deepcut, just happened to come across a steam train heading towards London. Looks like it was "Tornado" which is a new train that was only finished in 2008.
Interesting Wikipedia entry:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Peppercorn_Class_A1_60163_Tornado
My,my, the sight of the smoke and sound takes me back to my pluckie youth.
BARNTRIKEMAN 2 months ago
I'm not a puffer buff, but the engineering that went into building a steam loco that could manage modern mainline working is very impressive. They had to incorporate all the modern safety gear, design new oiling systems, and much more.
gadgetmind 2 months ago