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Tornado, 4-6-2, Peppercorn Class

Tornado, costing around £3,000,000 to build in 2008, was the first new build steam train in the UK since the early 1960's. During testing it reached a speed of 100mph, the first UK steam train to attain that speed for 50 years.

Pictured leaving Bolton Street station, Bury, heading towards Heywood on the East Lancashire Railway.

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Uploaded on April 21, 2022
Taken on April 1, 2018