Tornado - The Auld Reekie Express - Browney - 28 February 2009

Location: Browney, south of Durham

Train: 60163 - Tornado

Timekeeping: Pretty much on time

Steaminess: Lots

Speed: Fast.

Wobbliness: Quite wobbly. It was cold.

Wind noise: Some. Much more noise from my parents who were along for the ride. Sorry. I would have edited them out, but that would require some form of video editing software.

Number of other spotters: 5, plus my family of four (sadly within ear shot), plus 2 or 3 in the next field along. Plus a field full of horses on the horizon who all ran along with the train, silhouetted in the smoke. Nice!

Things to note:
0:01 Argh! Be quiet!!!! Ssssh!!
0:08 You can't really see it, but the horses in the distance are running alongside the steam.
0:30 Tornado crosses Croxdale Viaduct. Parents finally silent. :-)
1:03 Look out for a big wave from the driver. Yay!
1:10 How many different carriage liveries did you count?

PS - Apologies to the other guys trying to take videos while my mother sings... Oh well.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Tornado
• 60163
• The Auld Reekie Express
• Browney Durham
• Steam Train