A1 60163 'TORNADO' heads West after a 4 YEAR ABSENCE on the first 2025 'ROYAL DUCHY' at Taunton!
Fast forward to today, and a noticeable change is the livery switch to BR Brunswick Green for the A1, which has been busy operating recent trails with EMTRS equipment on the Cambrian Coast Line to conform to todays modern day digital signalling requirements, and Tornado is now really living up to her name of a 21st Century steam engine! She looked magnificent this morning rolling into Taunton station to the assembled gallery, for a short stop to pick up passengers travelling on the first Railway Touring Company ‘Royal Duchy’ excursion of the 2025 season, bound for Par! | 25.05.2025
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A new build LNER A1 pacific 60163 'Tornado' is seen operating on the Cambrian Coast Line, having recently switched to BR Brunswick Green livery. The locomotive was captured at Taunton station as it prepared for a Railway Touring Company excursion, bound for Par. The video highlights Tornado's return to service after a four-year absence and its role in modern digital signalling trials. Other locations mentioned include Bristol Temple Meads, Brunswick, Hope, and Par. Operators involved include British Railways, GWR, Intercity, LNER, Network Rail, Railway Touring Company, and West Coast Railways. The headcode 1Z33 is also noted.
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