60163 Tornado doing 100mph!

Just a little bit of fun. Did a couple of (rough) calculations and worked out this is how 60163 Tornado might look like when she hopefully does roughly 100mph in the future, seen at Abergavenny on the outward run of 'The Cathedrals Express' on her way to Hereford and Shrewsbury on the 24th of November 2012. In reality, she was doing around 75mph.

[woodant]

It's almost odd to see a steam engine moving THIS fast really. Respect to the engineers who without any modern aids designed an engine that can do this! Legends...

Edit: I know this was sped up. I am aware of that. It was merely a comment on how nice it is to see one of these going for it a bit, even if it wasn't strictly as fast as the video depicts!! I am still in awe of the engineering prowess for the time which was kind of my point

[siliquaesid]

As an Engineer and lover of Steam Trains, it amazes me that these beasts can produce steam so quickly that they can move at these speeds. All designed by men with no computers to run simulations or the like. Gresley et al were REAL Engineers. The stuff of legend.

[jackking]

Now that's impressive!

People think steam is dead but no - we still use steam to generate the majority of our electricity for starters.

[nigel]

I could never understand why people raved about steam trains, growing up in the 1970's and 80's seeing them on preserved lines doing 15-20 mph, chuff chuff chuffing along, did nothing for me. But the last 10-15 years or so, seeing them back on the mainline at 70 (ish) mph I really get it now. Awesome engineering when seen at there best.

[inkyscrolls]

Nice foreshadowing. As of last week (19th of April 2017), Tornado has officially been clocked at the ton - 101·6mph to be precise. And that was with one MK1, eight MK2s, and a dead 67 in tow... just imagine what she could do with only six on, as Mallard had in '38!

[arthurbaldwin]

What a engine. A tribute to everyone who believed in the project and worked so hard to bring it to fruition. Realey stirs something seeing a modern pacific at speed when alas most engines are confined to limits of restored railways.

[ooxprfk]

Whoever thought up the idea of building a NEW Pacific steam locomotive and taking it out at 100+ miles an hour on the mainline should be given a medal. Awesome⭐

[williamkennedy]

As a 72 year old i remember steam trains and this brought a smile to my face thank you.

[NJF_]

Sounded like a freaking F1 car. Awesome video

[indy]

I like how nobody noticed this footage is sped up even though the description clearly states it. This train is capable of 100 mph / 161 kmh but isn't really able to reach that due to railroad laws.

[DavidScholz-buix]

0:41 I've absolutely wanted to mention that I personally think that Tonado reaching 100MPH certainly happens to be such an amazingly awesomely excellent triumph in the history of Steamies as it seems that Tornado reset the famously well-known Flying Scotsman's own official record when it also apparently went 100MPH during the official non-stop passenger run from Edinburg in Scotland to London in England many years prior to Tornado getting built in Darlington exactly 15 years ago SINCE we're BASICALLY already in the year of 2023 when the year of 2008 respectfully was when the famously well-known locomotive known as Tornado got constructed from scratch as the official newest member of the Peppercorn A1 pacific steam-driven railway tender locomotives, but it's basically no complete surprise that all 49 of the previous line for the class were sentenced to the scrapyard to get cut up into pieces by the horrifying faith of the well-known horrifyingly horrid Scrapper's torch! Luckily, years later in 2008 was a specifically wonderfully great miracle for Great Britain's railways when Tornado got constructed! In fact, not too long after getting built, the famous custom-built from scratch Peppercorn class A1 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive known as Tornado went a specifically wonderfully officially special nighttime passenger run to try to reach 100MPH during the official return trip from Newcastle to York despite some several speed restrictions WHILE the officially official reaching 90MPH trip to Newcastle went off a bit shaky without a hitch whatsoever!
By the way, I personally just suddenly realized that you certainly can easily consider the officially official fact that Tornado's basically Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork who's basically carrying the officially official #4 LN E R class A0 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive's own official "little brother" due to the officially 100% obviously well-known fact that Gordon the Big blue livery-paintwork who's basically carrying the officially official #4 L N E R class A0 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Greasley himself got built many years prior!

[stephenphillip]

"For a minute there, I thought we were in trouble"... and then the camera zoomed out!
Power personified... _"Tornado"_ at full chat. Wonderful

[stephenmartin]

And here in America we think 100 in an Acela is “bullet train” status 😂

[pitango]

😱😱 Is one steam locomotive very fast!! 100 MPH is 160 km/h here in Brazil! Great Vídeo.

[dominicestebanrice]

She's closing on us so fast she know, Doppler Effect and all that 😚

[davidscholz]

I've especially wanted to mention that I personally saw another fine video showing brand-new L N E R class A1 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive built by the famous locomotive designer known as Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley's own complete successor of Arthur Peppercorn known as Tornado in some montages throughout my DVD movie titled The Best of World Steam in the section 'bout Great Britain, but the newly built L N E R class A1 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive known as Tornado was basically considered to be exactly painted in the official L N E R apple green livery WHILE ALSO DEFINITELY having the words of British Railways painted on the side of the tender SINCE it certainly was basically a newly built in the year of exactly 2008 steam-driven railway tender locomotive! In fact, it's completely obviously clear that I personally saw another fine video showing Tornado in action as the newly built L N E R class A1 pacific type of steam-driven railway tender locomotive tried really hard to reach a certain 100 MPH top speed on an official nighttime run on the return trip York where along the way, they've certainly had absolutely no choice except to slow down several times UNTIL they've EVENTUALLY FINALLY reach 100 MPH top speed on the final stretch of the return trip to York where the National Railway Museum is basically located!

[OlafProt]

Oh man that engine is hammering along!! (Just as they used to and were designed to!). Awesome vid thanks!

[jiggermast]

I've never in 60 years been patriotic in any way, but on watching a Spitfire a few years ago. I must admit to having felt an amazing sensation of what can only be described as, I suppose "national pride" This shot of this Loco & that sound have just done it again!

[cookoococopuffs]

I have to say, train simulator would be so much better if it had the massive steam clouds.

The Tornado is my all time favourite steam train. The Express Blue livery is so smart

[brycenew]

Great vid mate, thanks! 60 / 75 mph - what ever. Fast enough and bloody impressive!

Does make me wonder where steam locos would be at if they'd had another 30 years or so of development. Never mind ;)