According to BBC the First steam engine built in England after 50 years will take its first journey on main line taking ordinary passengers and tourists in a long haul trip from Darlington to London.
The train is likely to arrive in King’s Cross station at around1347 GMT as the departure from Darlington is set at 0745 GMT. Thanks to steam train buffs from Darlington who funded around £3m British Pounds to build the Peppercorn class A1 Pacific locomotive. It has taken them 19 years to build this train. If you have missed the train in Darlington, don’t worry as it will be on display at London King’s Cross station for about and hour.
The train will make a stop at York station and the route of train includes Newark, Peterborough and Potter’s Bar stations. It has 13 carriages and weight is estimated at 500 tons. Train can run at max speed of 75mph which is not bad for a steam train.
The train is open to general public. Mark Allatt, chairman of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, said: ”
Tornado’s first train to London is the opening of a new chapter in the story of a project that many said could never be completed.
“In 1990 a group was formed with a vision and the determination to make it succeed – to build and operate a Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam locomotive for main line and preserved railway use.
“Nineteen years later, and thanks to that shared vision and determination, Tornado hauled her first passenger train on the Network Rail main line in front of the world’s press and an estimated 10,000 people on 31st January 2009.”
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