LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado
Tornado, 14 December 2008
Power type
Steam
Designer
Arthur Peppercorn (original designer)
Builder
A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Build date
1994–2008
Configuration
4-6-2
Leading wheel
diameter
3 ft 2 in (0.97 m)
Driver diameter
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Trailing wheel
diameter
3 ft 8 in (1.12 m)
Length
72 ft 11.75 in (22.24 m)
Width
9 ft 2.875 in (2.82 m)
Height
13 ft (3.96 m)
Axle load
22.1 long tons (22.5 t)
Weight on drivers
66.55 long tons (67.62 t)
Locomotive weight
105.2 long tons (106.9 t)[1]
Tender weight
60.9 long tons (61.9 t)
Locomotive & tender
combined weight
166.1 long tons (168.8 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
7.5 long tons (7.6 t))
Water capacity
6,000 imp gal (27,000 L))
Boiler
Diagram 118
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) diameter
29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) length
Boiler pressure
250 psi (1,700 kPa)
Firegrate area
50.0 sq ft (4.65 m2)
Heating surface:
Tubes
1,211.6 sq ft (112.56 m2)
Heating surface:
Flues
1,004.5 sq ft (93.32 m2)
Heating surface:
Firebox
245.3 sq ft (22.79 m2)
Heating surface:
Total
2,461.4 sq ft (228.67 m2)
Superheater area
697.7 sq ft (64.82 m2)
Cylinder size
19 in × 26 in (480 mm × 660 mm)
Top speed
100 mph (160 km/h) design[2]
75 mph (121 km/h) certified
Tractive effort
2,700 metric horsepower (2,000 kW)
Number
60163 (display)
98863 (TOPS)
Official name
Tornado
Axle load class
Route availability 9
First run
29 July 2008
Disposition
Operational. Approved for 75 mph (121 km/h) running on the Network Rail main line.
60163 Tornado is a main-line steam locomotive built in Darlington, England. Completed in 2008, Tornado was the first such locomotive built in the United Kingdom since Evening Star, the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, in 1960. Designed to meet modern safety and certification standards, Tornado runs on the UK rail network and on mainline-connected heritage railways. The locomotive is named after the Panavia Tornado military jet.
