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60163 Tornado is a mainline steam locomotive built in Darlington, England. Completed in 2008, Tornado was the first such locomotive built in the United Kingdom since Evening Star, the last steam locomotive built by British Railways in 1960. It is the only example of an LNER Peppercorn Class A1 locomotive in existence, the entirety of the original production batch having been scrapped without preservation. The locomotive's namesake is the Panavia Tornado, a combat aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force.
Construction of Tornado began in 1994, and was based at Darlington Works for most of the project, while numerous components such as the boiler were manufactured elsewhere. The project was financed through fundraising initiatives such as public donations and sponsorship deals; further funding came from hiring out Tornado itself for special rail services. Construction was completed in 2008, and full certification of the locomotive was achieved in January 2009. Having been designed with compliance to modern safety and certification standards, Tornado has been conducting passenger services on the UK rail network and on mainline-connected heritage railways since 2008.
LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado
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| LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado | |
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Tornado, 14 December 2008
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| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | Arthur Peppercorn (original designer) |
| Builder | A1 Steam Locomotive Trust |
| Build date | 1994–2008 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 4-6-2 |
| Leading wheel diameter | 3 ft 2 in (0.97 m) |
| Driver diameter | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Trailing wheel diameter | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
| Length | 72 ft 11.75 in (22.24 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 2.875 in (2.82 m) |
| Height | 13 ft (3.96 m) |
| Axle load | 22.1 long tons (22.5 t) |
| Weight on drivers | 66.55 long tons (67.62 t) |
| Locomotive weight | 105.2 long tons (106.9 t)[1] |
| Tender weight | 60.9 long tons (61.9 t) |
| Locomotive and tender combined weight | 166.1 long tons (168.8 t) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Fuel capacity | 7.5 long tons (7.6 t) |
| Water capacity | 6,000 imp gal (27,000 L) |
| Boiler | Diagram 118 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) diameter 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) length |
| Boiler pressure | 250 psi (1,700 kPa) |
| Firegrate area | 50.0 sq ft (4.65 m2) |
| Heating surface: – Tubes | 1,211.6 sq ft (112.56 m2) |
| – Flues | 1,004.5 sq ft (93.32 m2) |
| – Firebox | 245.3 sq ft (22.79 m2) |
| – Total | 2,461.4 sq ft (228.67 m2) |
| Superheater area | 697.7 sq ft (64.82 m2) |
| Cylinder size | 19 in × 26 in (480 mm × 660 mm) |
| Performance figures | |
| Maximum speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) design[2] 75 mph (121 km/h) certified |
| Tractive effort | 2,700 metric horsepower (2,000 kW) |
| Career | |
| Number(s) | 60163 (display) 98863 (TOPS) |
| Official name | Tornado |
| Axle load class | Route availability 9 |
| First run | 29 July 2008 |
| Disposition | Operational. Approved for 75 mph (121 km/h) running on Network Rail track. |
Construction of Tornado began in 1994, and was based at Darlington Works for most of the project, while numerous components such as the boiler were manufactured elsewhere. The project was financed through fundraising initiatives such as public donations and sponsorship deals; further funding came from hiring out Tornado itself for special rail services. Construction was completed in 2008, and full certification of the locomotive was achieved in January 2009. Having been designed with compliance to modern safety and certification standards, Tornado has been conducting passenger services on the UK rail network and on mainline-connected heritage railways since 2008.
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