Cumbrian Mountain Tornado, 10 October 2009

Fifty photos of this Pathfinder tour, the first run over Ais Gill and Shap by 60163 Tornado, the LNER class A1 Pacific built new in a mammoth fund-raising and engineering effort because all the originals were scrapped.

43309, 1F64, Carlisle, 10 October 2009 - 1417 The gallery begin to move along the platform to get a closer look at Tornado. Carlisle was having a busy day. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland had arrived from Crewe earlier, and trains were being diverted off the northern ECML for the annual autumn engineering works. The HST, with 43320 on the rear, is arriving with National Express East Coast's 0952 Aberdeen - Newcastle.

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43309, 1F64, Carlisle, 10 October 2009 - 1417 The gallery begin to move along the platform to get a closer look at Tornado. Carlisle was having a busy day. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland had arrived from Crewe earlier, and trains were being diverted off the northern ECML for the annual autumn engineering works. The HST, with 43320 on the rear, is arriving with National Express East Coast's 0952 Aberdeen - Newcastle.

Cumbrian Mountain Tornado railtour 2009 2009 HST Class 43 43309 National Express East Coast Carlisle station