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
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No. 60163 on the 100mph run – Robin Coombes
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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
With ‘The Cumbrain Coast Tornado’ No. 60163 crosses the Leven viaduct…… Geoff Griffiths
…..and skirts the bay at Plumpton – Alan Weaver
Running under clear signals, Tornado sweeps past Foxfield – Alan Weaver
So similar to Dawlish Warren! More sea breezes for No. 60163 at Parton – Geoff Griffiths
Tornado returns with the train via the Settle & Carlisle at Waitby….. Alan Weaver
…..and is captured again at Birkett Common – Geoff Griffiths
Muriel Butterfield preparing the tender footsteps for painting – John Wilkinson
Andy Bell and Robin Langstaff remove the shovelling plate from the tender front – John Wilkinson
Ian Matthews applies undercoat to the loco frames and running boards – John Wilkinson
Gordon Little is refurbishing components – John Wilkinson
Mike Wood cutting steel to length – John Wilkinson
The newly designed and manufactured air pump lubrication pipe joint blocks – John Wilkinson
Steve Wood preparing the joint blocks for installation on Tornado – John Wilkinson
Mick Robinson, Mike Wood and Gordon Little discussing the next task – John Wilkinson
David Elliott and Tom Snowball discuss how to replace a pipe in the coal space water spray – John Wilkinson
Director of Engineering, David Elliott, working on a component design – John Wilkinson