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No. 60163 on the 100mph run – Robin Coombes

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Santa Specials on the Nene Valley

Tornado sports a ‘Santa’ headboard for the first time! – William Travis

Sunshine, steam and Santa! – Hayden Sheppard

Winter light on the NVR – Hayden Sheppard

Tornado back at Darlington Locomotive Works!

Don’t panic!  Tornado is still happily ensconced at the Nene Valley Railway with a full programmes of Santa Special work ahead.  However, her miniature doppelganger which has adorned a roundabout in Darlington for some years was in need of some TLC and has come back to DLW for a ‘heavy general’ and a new coat of paint!

The model is seen at Darlington Locomotive Works – Paul Bruce

Tornado at the Nene Valley Railway

During September and October the opportunity was taken to run Tornado in on the Nene Valley Railway, operating service trains and some driver experience turns.

No. 60163 at Peterborough – Thomas Shrimpton

Tornado steams into Ferry Meadows – Thomas Shrimpton

A driver experience turn leaves Wansford – Alex Morton

Under clear skies at Peterborough – Alex Morton

Back on shed at Wansford – Alex Morton

Repair progess

Work continues to return Tornado to operation following the unfortunate incident on ‘The Ebor Flyer’ on 14th April. Our focus is on repairs to the engine’s valve bores, including the fitment of new valve liners to the middle valve, and on machining other components such as the new crosshead, union link and combination lever. In due course it will move on to the new valve heads.that are required and smaller components like fitted bolts and so forth as we reinstate the locomotive to operations.

The investigation progresses, and whilst it continues, the focus is on an alignment issue on the middle valve, analysis of the clearances in the valve rings and a concern over contamination or degradation in the lubrication used. We will continue to work through these issues to ensure robust conclusions are reached and agree suitable actions with our industry partners to avoid a re-occurrence.

It is still our intention that the locomotive will return to traffic, picking up its programme of trains from the 10th  July.
All photos by Robert Stephenson Co. Ltd.

The newly machined union link.
The combination lever being machined.
A closer image of the combination lever.