The A1 Trust – The Modern Steam Legend that is 60163 Tornado
60163 A1 Pacific Tornado is in many ways a modern miracle. 60163 was built in 2008 and was the first mainline steam locomotive built in the UK since 92220 Evening star.
Apple Green is the most popular colour Tornado has appeared in to-date!
In the past month, Locoyard has conducted a poll to find out the most popular colour that A1 Pacific Tornado has been painted in. An excellent response rate of 204 people voted. Of these votes, exactly a half were for one colour
Final votes for picking the most popular colour for Tornado!
This Poll is now closed!
Reminder – Vote For Your Favourite Tornado Colour!
Voting to find out the most popular colour that A1 Pacific Tornado has been painted in has ended!
Reminder – Vote For Your Favourite Tornado Colour!
For those who have not done so yet, please add your vote to the poll below to find out the most popular colour that A1 Pacific Tornado has been painted in.
What is your favourite colour that you have seen Tornado painted in?
NOTE – POLL NOW CLOSED! Since 2008, new-build Peppercorn A1 Pacific Tornado has delighted steam enthusiasts across the country. The recreation of this locomotive class was not
The British Connection: My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast, Part 7 (chapter 2)
Following my previous post about the official Thomas the Tank engine on the Nene Valley Railway, I wanted to share a few more pictures taken. The railway was and still is home to some European locomotives that make the collection very unique in the UK (to be found in the next post in this series,…
The Thomas the Tank Engine Connection; My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast, Part 7 (chapter 1)
A set of posts reflecting on my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast would not be complete without Thomas the Tank engine! As a child, I adored Thomas the Tank engine and it is without doubt one of the reasons that I love steam engines today. My Hornby model (above) is the longest-serving member of locoyard, although it is currently…
The Bluebell Railway – more memories from the 1990′s
Following from my previous thread on my early steam locomotive experiences, here are a few more pictures of the Bluebell Railway from the 1990’s archive. Starting with the picture above of the Aveling Porter 2-2-0 geared well tank – a curiosity indeed! Now based at the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway, it was based for…
Loco Yard 