60163 ‘Tornado’ approaches Williton hauling the 1Z29 15:34 Gloucester – Minehead ‘Severn Coast Express’ charter on Saturday 30th May 2009

Britain's new build A1 Pacific 60163 'Tornado' leaving Bristol with the 'Severn Coast Express' bound for Minehead on the West Somerset Railway.

The U.K.s latest build steam loco 60163 Tornado cruises past Broadoak with The Severn Coast Express - an excursion from Gloucester to Cardiff.As popular as ever,thousands of people turned out to s... (more)

New A1 60163 Tornado climbs past Darnholme with the first train of the day at the NYMR Gala on Saturday 2nd May 2009

New A1 60163 Tornado pulls away from Goathland with the very first train of the NYMR Gala on Friday 1st May 2009

New A1 pacific 60163 'Tornado' waits at Goathland for the northbound service during the NYMR Gala on Saturday 2nd May 2009

Not very often you can see a new steam locomotive but here she is Tornado of the A1 society passing Killingworth with a tour up to Scotland.

On 19th February the nameplate for Tornado was officially unveiled by HRH Prince of Wales at York. The loco had the privelege of hauling the Royal Train from York to Leeds, becoming only the secon... (more)

'Tornado', Britain's brand new 'A1' class Pacific was ceremoniously named at York by his Royal Highness, Prince Charles the Prince of Wales. The Royal Train then traveled the 30 miles to Leeds, ha... (more)

Class A1 4-6-2 60163 Tornado storms north through Micheldever with a Valentines day railtour. This was her first working south of London and finding a location to get a clear shot wasn't easy as l... (more)

Tornado is dragged across the Edward VII bridge before taking out the return leg of its maiden passenger carrying trip.

Newest steam locomotive Tornado heading to Newcastle over the Durham viaduct on its maiden passenger carrying turn.

The first steam locomotive built in the UK for nearly 50 years. Class A1 Pacific, number 60163 TORNADO is seen on its first journey into the capital on train 1Z29, 0745 Darlington to London Kings ... (more)

A1 Pacific, 60163's first outing on the East Coast Mainline south of York on a revenue earning train storms through Tallington ,north of Peterborough.

During an otherwise dismal week, 'Tornado', Britain's finest achievement of the new millennium, finds a break in the weather as she heads out of Leeds. The brand new Pacific looks absolutely super... (more)