Tornado: The 100 MPH Steam Engine

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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...

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.

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Studio(s): BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

Originally Released: May 15, 2017

Genres:Documentary