In a postioning move on the 6th, No. 60163 and support coach run past Grove Road – Alan Weaver

In teeming rain, Tornado forges past Lolham Bridges – Neil Whitaker

Heading for York with ‘The Cathedrals Express’, Tornado passes Offord – Ian McDonald

The same train is seen passing Claypole – Ian McDonald

No. 60163 hustles her train through Doncaster – Alan Weaver

Tornado is seen crossing the River Idle with the return working – Alan Weaver

Seen in daylight for the first time, the tender positively gleams in brunswick green – David Elliott

Ian Matthews applies undercoat to the boiler, ready for the Craftsmaster Paints top coat – David Elliott

Tornado at Shildon coal drops – Locomotion / A1SLT

No. 60163 stands outside the museum building – Syd Carter

Tornado’s support crew at Shildon – David Elliott

No. 60163 stands next to another Peppercorn loco, K1 No. 62005 – David Elliott

Tornado is posed next to V2 No. 4771 Green Arrow – David Elliott

Quite a contrast in smokeboxes!  Nos. 60163 and 4771 side by side – David Elliott

While No. 60163 was at Shildon, the support crew had additional training, here with Green Arrow – A1SLT

….as well as classroom lectures, here delivered by Jon Pridmore – A1SLT

Tornado approaches New Zealand Bridge, Sandy, with the ‘ Cathedrals Express’ – Ian McDonald

Here the train passes the photographer at the same location – Ian McDonald

Tornado makes easy work of Sou’ Western metals at Pirbright – Peter Lovell

A superb night time study taken at Huntingdon during the return run – Adam Cundick

With the cladding back on, scaffolding has been erected to facilitate final painting – Tony Lord

With the cab fully repainted, the backhead fittings and ancillaries have been re-installed – Tony Lord

A close-up reveals the gauges and cab lighting in place once more – Tony Lord

No. 60163 on ‘The Tyne-Tees Tornado’ at Yarm – Syd Carter

A nice ‘going away’ study, also at Yarm – Syd Carter

 

In a lovely study, Tornado hurries ‘The Tyne-Tees Tornado’ past Northallerton – Jack Beeston

With oilseed rape just starting to flower, Tornado storms north at Shipton – Simon Lathlane

The administrative effort is as crucial to the success of the Intermediate Overhaul as the mechanical effort, Gemma Braithwaite managing the mountain of paperwork running a steam locomotive generates – John Wilkinson

50 shades of tender paint! Ian Matthews reveals the various liveries preparing the tender – John Wilkinson

Nik Proctor cleaning the residue of six years running from underneath the tender – John Wilkinson

A David Elliott designed patent cutter, manufactured by M Machine of Darlington – John Wilkinson

David Elliott, Mick Robinson and Dave Anderson making the first cut with the new cutter – John Wilkinson

The cutter in close up – John Wilkinson

David Elliott inspects the first cut – John Wilkinson

Mick Robinson takes the final cut on the first steam pipe to be refurbished – John Wilkinson

  

At the start of the day, Tornado threads through the suburbs at Harringay – Robert Stewart 

The train is then seen at Arlesley – Geoff Griffiths

Tornado, carrying the wreaths for Malcolm Crawley and Alan Pegler, storms past Offord – Ian McDonald

At Barnby Lane the train enters Claypole Loop, “MC” and “AP” remembered – Ian McDonald

Waiting for her path, 60163 stands in Claypole Loop – Ian McDonald

60163 rattles the windows at Newark – Geoff Griffiths

Tornado is seen at Rossington with the return trip – Jack Beeston

Job done!  Tornado rests at the buffers under the vaulted roof of Kings Cross – Mark Holloway

By the end of April all the boiler cladding has been replaced, filled and rubbed down – Pete Neesam

With the boiler dressed again, the banjo dome could be re-fitted – David Elliott

This gives an idea of the superb workshop space kindly supplied by the NRM – David Elliott

Now for 38,188lb’s of tractive effort – the pistons have been returned to the re-bored cylinders – David Elliott 

Peter Neesam made this elegant drip tray for the whistle (to prevent stains on the boiler) – David Elliott