Tornado Returns Home – Steam Meets History in Darlington 🚂✨ From the world’s first passenger railway to the birthplace of a modern steam icon, this is history in motion. Watch as Tornado, LNER Peppercorn Class A1 No. 60163, crosses the historic Skerne Bridge, passes Hopetown Carriage Works where its frames were first assembled in 1997, and steams into its brand-new home at Darlington Locomotive Works. Nearly two centuries of heritage meet modern engineering in one unforgettable journey. 🎥 Watc

This years 'Giants of Steam' Gala at the Bluebell Railway, was a celebration of new build steam locomotives. The most famous of these is 60163 "Tornado", so it was only right that it played a starring role in last weekends event. It is seen here accelerating away from Horsted Keynes, on a non-stop run of the line. #steamengineering #steamlocomotive #steamengine #steamtrain #steamtrainsofbritain #newbuild #tornado #railway #RailwayHeritage #railwayphotography #railwaystation #railwaypreservation