Movie Description
Tornado The 100mph Steam Engine
(2017)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
Cast
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Himself - A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Himself - A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Self - National Railway Museum
Self - Railway Writer
Self - Chairman, Network Rail
Self - DB Cargo
Self - Locomotive Driver
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Facts
Original TitleTornado The 100mph Steam Engine
Status Released
Release Information
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2017-05-15
Original Language
Runtime 01h 00m
Homepagehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08rb16k
Production CompaniesBBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Genres
- Documentary






























