Tornado steam locomotive

THE first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years turned back the clock last night wen it rolled into Newcastle Central Station.

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[Cazkumali]

This had ex-virgin mk2s

[andythesoupdragon]

@emett80 It's a bit rich for a yankee,I presume he is/was to accuse anyone of damaging the enviroment,remember,the USA uses up 25% of the planet's energy. The land of the free,the land of the 2.5 ton Cadillac left with the engine running to keep the aircon going. While in the UK,we're coughing up £1.30 @ litre for our fuel d:- ( Just wait & see the wars that happen when the oil runs out. & as for the kettle that blew up in Paraguay. They have evidently never heard of a bi-annual inspection

[KateFan]

@bushwacker2008 perhaps he's hanged himself and done the world a favour. We can but hope.

[tom201090]

@bushwacker2008 good on you! The states may make the biggest locos...but the brits make the best (altho its a shame they contracted the Germans to do the boiler)

[bushwacker2008]

@emett80 I was going to send ole emett80 a personal message but this chap closed his account. but I was going to tell him to get back over here in the states and vote for these liberals.

[emett80]

lol, the countries falling apart, and everyone thinks its wonderfull that a group of old weirdos waste £4m building an outdated,environment killing peice of crap like this! And that all OK with the powers that be, never mind those 'yobs' of the younger generation, they can all die in the smog produced by our toy... I'd laugh so much if the bloody kettle blew up in front of these wasters, one did in Paraguay a few years ago, and that was meant to be 'superiour british engineering'!

[ShaurntheSheep]

and just think she's only a year old, 1 year old

[JimTLonW6]

Very attractive vid, I liked the emphasis on the spectators.

I also got an ad on YouTube from 'The Bradford Exchange' trying to flog a 'Flying Scotsman Handcrafted Cuckoo Clock'. They claim it's 'official' merchandise, but I do wonder, however it is the most amazing piece of kitsch I've seen in years. If you got £125 to spare why not give it to the Flying Scotsman, or some other preservation appeal. Better than buying a 'Flying Scotsman Cuckoo Clock and then having your friends die laughing!

[VaderNES]

The government doesn't control American Railways, either.

[Mess1960]

I wish that were true, but as soon as the High Speed Train Issue was put on the Ballot .Gas /Petro Prices went up $.40 GAL US. in the areas where the train was/is going to run. In areas where the train would not run Gas/Petro prices went down.

Oil companies can't stop them, but they can attack our wallets. Which in turn people would vote with there wallets, Not Common Sense.