Where and when to see steam locomotive 60163 Tornado this Saturday

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60163 "Tornado" at Nene Valley Railway on April 22nd 2017 // Credit Jamie Duggan, RailAdvent

60163 Tornado will be on the mainline this weekend as it hauls a section of the Ynys Mon Express.

The tour departs Leicester at 07:01 but will be hauled via Loughborough (07:20), East Midlands Parkway (07:33), Uttoxeter (08:25), Stoke on Trent (08:54), and Crewe (09:21) by a diesel locomotive.

60163 takes over the train at Crewe and will head via Chester (10:32), Shotton (10:41), Rhyl (11:03), Llandudno Junction (11:20) Bangor (11:58) and Valley (12:26) before arriving into Holyhead at 12:33.

The return journey will see the engine depart at 17:04 and will head via the North Wales Coast, via Bangor (17:38), Llandudno Junction (18:02), Prestatyn (18:42), Flint (18:56), Chester (19:15), and Crewe (19:41).

Here, Tornado is replaced by a diesel locomotive and will pass through Stoke on Trent (20:32), Uttoxeter (20:59), East Midlands Parkway (21:49), Loughborough (22:02) and finally Leicester at 22:24.

Timings

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots!

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