Tornado Storms through Portobello

Things are not always as they seem. This steam engine, passing through our local station this morning was built in the 21st century. Full details below courtesy of Wikipedia.

After seeing the train head down the new Borders railway line we took to our two wheeled transport and had a wonderful 12 mile circuit of our home city following the increasingly accessible off road cycle ways.

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado
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LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado
Tornado at the National Railway Museum in York, 14 December 2008
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 (0.965 m)
Driver diameter
6 ft 8 in (2.032 m)
Trailing wheel
diameter
3 ft 8 in (1.118 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; 24.8 short tons)
Weight on drivers
66.55 long tons (67.62 t; 74.54 short tons)
Locomotive weight
105.2 long tons (106.9 t; 117.8 short tons)[1]
Tender weight
60.9 long tons (61.9 t; 68.2 short tons)
Locomotive and tender
combined weight
166.1 long tons (168.8 t; 186.0 short tons)
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 running on Network Rail track.
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.
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.