Tornado The 100mph Steam Engine
Documents the secret, overnight attempt to set a 100 mph record for the newly-built steam locomotive Tornado, between Newcastle and York on the East Coast Main Line, the first time that such a speed has been attempted in the UK by a steam locomotive since British Rail withdrew them in the 1960s.
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Tornado The 100mph Steam Engine
Documents the secret, overnight attempt to set a 100 mph record for the newly-built steam locomotive Tornado, between Newcastle and York on the East Coast Main Line, the first time that such a speed has been attempted in the UK by a steam locomotive since British Rail withdrew them in the 1960s.
Orignal Language
en
Duration
60 minutes
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Release Data
2017-05-15
Production Companies
BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
