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60163 ATHERSTONE 5502 DE-
A1LST 60163 'Tornado' stands at Atherstone during a scheduled water stop with RTC's 1Z61 16.01 Chester to Stevenage 'Chester Christmas Express' on 19th December 2019.
This tour was demanding on locomotives, crews, train staff and volunteers with high mileage and long hours. Tornado departed Southall at 01.38 for Stevenage before wending its way via Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Nuneaton and Crewe to reach Chester. On the return leg Tornado was booked to come off the railtour in Leicester to proceed LE & coach to York arriving there at 01.06 the next day.
60163 ATHERSTONE 5502 DE-
A1LST 60163 'Tornado' stands at Atherstone during a scheduled water stop with RTC's 1Z61 16.01 Chester to Stevenage 'Chester Christmas Express' on 19th December 2019.
This tour was demanding on locomotives, crews, train staff and volunteers with high mileage and long hours. Tornado departed Southall at 01.38 for Stevenage before wending its way via Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Nuneaton and Crewe to reach Chester. On the return leg Tornado was booked to come off the railtour in Leicester to proceed LE & coach to York arriving there at 01.06 the next day.