The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has released an update on test runs for A1 No. 60163 Tornado.
The locomotive is at the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire and has undergone test runs at up to 60mph.
Unfortunately, it has been found that there is an issue with the firebar and this needs to be replaced.
This is a lot easier to replace whilst the engine is cold, and the trust says that there is a minor list of fettling jobs that also need to be done.
Due to this, the team have brought maintenance day forward by 24 hours and means that Tornado will not be available to haul trains on the Great Central Railway tomorrow (5th September) as planned, the GCR resident locomotive will now haul these trains.
Responses
The whole engineering of said lococomotive might have be ok during the british rail era plenty workforce and no expense spared plus lots of locomotives we cant recreate past with total success now
60mph on the Great Central Railway, surely not?
The GCR is permitted to run rolling stock up to 60 mph on the down line between Rothley and Loughborough for test purposes under special conditions which obviously include the railway being closed to the public. This arrangement has been in force for many years and is unique in the heritage railway sector.