The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has confirmed that an issue with LNER A1 No. 60163 Tornado is under investigation.
Tornado operated a tour between Bristol Temple Meads and Chester on Saturday 13th November, after which, engineers found a potential intermittent valve issue.
The issue is now under investigation to make sure Tornado can operate reliably on heritage railways and on mainline tours.
Unfortunately, this does mean that Tornado will not be able to haul the London to York trip this coming Thursday, 18th November. Steam Dreams has confirmed to RailAdvent that the tour on the 18th November will now be diesel hauled. New timings for the trip can be found here.
A spokesperson for the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust said “After operating a trip to and from Chester on Saturday 13th November, our team identified a potential intermittent valve issue. Unfortunately, this means that Tornado will not be able to haul it's next booked tour on Thursday 18th November. We apologise to those who were hoping to ride behind Tornado.”
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Does this mean the tornado is being transported by diesel loco or it isnt travelling at all?
It’s not travelling at all, the tour will be diesel hauled and repairs will be carried out on the steam loco.
What type of valve was it I.e a safety pressure valve? Or something else? I guess if steam trains going onto the main live tracks and it broke down would be a concern. Hope it’s not too serious.
It is an issue with the valve gear on the motion. It didn’t sound right.
Is it the valve gear for the middle cylinder?