Tornado The 100mph Steam Engine backdrop

Tornado The 100mph Steam Engine 2017

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.

Country USA
Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Gnere Documentary
Production Company BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Release Date 15 May 2017
60 mins
Cast
Tom Ingall Himself - Narrator (voice)
Huw Parker Himself - A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Graeme Bunker Himself - A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Anthony Coulls Self - National Railway Museum
Tony Streeter Self - Railway Writer
Peter Hendy Self - Chairman, Network Rail
Richard Corser Self - DB Cargo
Steve Hanczar Self - Locomotive Driver