Tornado The 100mph Steam Engine
2017
1h 0min
Documents the secret, overnight attempt to set a 100 mph record for the newly-built steam locomotive Tornado, between Newcastle and York on the East Coast Main Line, the first time that such a speed has been attempted in the UK by a steam locomotive since British Rail withdrew them in the 1960s.
Storyline
Documents the secret, overnight attempt to set a 100 mph record for the newly-built steam locomotive Tornado, between Newcastle and York on the East Coast Main Line, the first time that such a speed has been attempted in the UK by a steam locomotive since British Rail withdrew them in the 1960s.
Released
15 May 2017
Runtime
1h 0min
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
Cast
Tom Ingall
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Huw Parker
Himself - A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Graeme Bunker
Himself - A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Anthony Coulls
Self - National Railway Museum
Tony Streeter
Self - Railway Writer
Peter Hendy
Self - Chairman, Network Rail
Richard Corser
Self - DB Cargo
Steve Hanczar
Self - Locomotive Driver
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