After the break, the train resumes its journey on the long and gentle descent through open country to the small town of Minster, where it turns south, through Sandwich to Deal and onto the steep climb past Martin Mill, then downhill to Dover, before running west at the foot of the world famous 'White Cliffs of Dover', with views across the English Channel on the climb to Folkestone. Soon coming alongside the Channel Tunnel main line and following it back to Ashford, where the train should pass through at close to maximum permitted speed.  At Headcorn there is a stop to enable Tornado to take water, ready for the last leg of the journey back to the London area.  Away again and the loco should be quickly back into its stride, through Paddock Wood to Tonbridge, an important railway crossroads, and where some slowing is needed for the curve that leads the main line towards the north. There are now over ten miles of hard climbing ahead, through Hildenborough and Sevenoaks Tunnel, with over a mile of downgrades through Sevenoaks before the remainder of the ascent to Knockholt Summit. It is almost all downhill from here, back through Bromley and the Catford Loop to Brixton and then into London's Victoria station. Here Tornado leaves the train with the it then reversing for the diesel hauled journey back to the joining points.

The steam section timings are as follows: