60163 Tornado 24 November 2012

[neilgow]

Please find attached a shot of the A1 heading west through the long gone GWR station at Shrivenham on the GWML, on the eastern outskirts of Swindon.

The train is the "Cathedrals Express"

As you can see it was a delightful autumnal day with driving rain and freezing fog. Note the new colour scheme, someday I might get the chance to stand and admire it, weather permitting.

Rgds

NG.

[WOOTANG]

she does look stunning

[easternstreak]

She does look brilliant in Blue.
I managed to film her passing Royal Oak station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzS7MI ... re=g-all-c

[60800]

She looks even better in blue than I thought she would.
Good riddance to that horrid shade of BR green - we've got our A1 back chaps

[easternstreak]

We've certainly got our A1 back and I have a feeling that Bachmann are going to give us little blue 00 gauge ones soon.

[lar1976]

Blimey it looks good, some fantastic clips already on YouTube.

[giner]

Splendiferous! First A1 I ever saw was a blue 'un. Wouldn't have it in any other colour. Just wait til you see it on a sunny day. (Might have a bit of a wait, though.)

[Steve05]

That’s one hell of a shot of our gorgeous girl in blue.

It’s just awesome and I thank you for the posting.

Regards

Steve

[S.A.C. Martin]

Some photographs from today's covenator's meeting on my blog if anyone is so interested.

60163 Tornado in Blue

[Tom F]

Absolutely Beautiful!

[CVR1865]

Yes she is a real beauty. What a great livery she is in blue. If she is back in the capital does anyone know if she is still using Hither Green as her base of operations?

[Steve05]

Some photographs from today's covenator's meeting on my blog if anyone is so interested.

60163 Tornado in Blue

Great shots mate; it must have been a great day...I'm jealous.

Regards

Steve

[Landscapes]

Hi All

I fully agree 60163 Tornado does look very smart in her new blue livery.

I enclose a photo of her I took yesterday 29th November on the outward Cathedrals Express passing Crofton Lock in Berkshire, it was just a shame about the exhaust otherwise the conditions were perfect.

Regards

David

[WOOTANG]

looks better with the exhaust

[60800]

Simon, when you say in your blog that all she is waiting for is a shed mate, do you mean;

A; A second A1

B; Blue Peter

C; Flying Scotsman

or D; The planned P2