A close up of Tornados center driving wheel.

Tornados cartazzi axlebox and rollerbearings.

A close up view of the left hand crosshead and slide bars. Not a sign of hammer rash anywhere!!

A close up of the new blast pipe.

A view of Tornados right hand side.

Just some of the brand new componants waiting to be fitted to Tornado. They are: top.. Ross pop safety valve, bottom left. Regulator stuffing box and right..Piston valve head.

Tornados new, shortened chimmney casting.

The builders plate on Tornados backhead just showing where the boiler was built and what it was tested to.

Just one of the builders plates fitted to Tornados backhead.

Tornados new inside connecting rod.

An overall view of Tornado. All tho its not finished it still looks supurb.

Tornados new leading pony truck and brand new pettycoat.

Tornados inside motion looks supurb in red gloss.

This picture shows the size of Tornado. What a machine!!

With the loco standing outside it just shows you the size of this locomotive, its still not finished and still looks stunning!!

60163s front end.

Just some of the brand new fitting to Tornados backhead.

A view of the nearly complete driverside.

Tornados smokebox door is open for inspection.

The view of Tornados current tender, i dont think this will be allowed on Networkrail metals do you.

This view shows the reversing rod and also where the drivers reverser should be fitted.

The first ever fire in 60163s firebox.

Tornados impressive front end. This picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

Tornados front end is almost complete. This picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

Tornados leading saftey valve is set to 250 psi and the second one will be set to a higher pressure. This picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

Tornados saftey valve lifts for the very first time, this moment was also caught in front of the T.V cameras. This picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

The boiler certificate is proof that Tornado now has a boiler life. This picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

The handsome outline of an A1 Peppercorn pacific. This supurb picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

Tornados blowdown valve is operated. This picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

The smiles say it all. This picture was taken by Paul Duckers.

just some of the new pipe work fitted to 60163.

60163s almost complete backhead.

60163s almost complete cab and lefthand side.

60163s right hand motion complete.

60163s vertually complete tender.

60163s right hand injector.

60163s new lubricator bolted on the firemans side.

60163s reguator awaits its call of duty.

60163s regulator stuffing box and gauge frames once fitted to A1 60130 Kestrel.

Tornado moves, 60163 is lifted off the rails and its wheels rotated so the the valves can be set, Thanks to Chris Duckers for this picture.

Inside Tornados smokebox showing the double blast pipe and Kylchap cowels, 3 main steam pipes, superheater header and elements.

A view of Tornados tender showing the air despensing equipment and tender water gauge and also OTMR equipment on the left hand side of the tender.

Ian (Rembrant) Matthews applies grey undercoat to Tornados boiler cladding.

Tornados new steam cock pipes.

Tornados new buffers, drawhook, air brake pipes and vacumn pipe.

A close up of Tornados right hand driving wheel and new driving springs.

An almost finished A1.

A sight not seen since 1966, a complete A1, with the smoke deflectors fitted for final adjustment, it gives us this look of a complete engine, and it looks stunning!!! This fine picture was taken by A1 trust fitter Chris Duckers.

Peter Neesam operates 60163s lubricator.

Water escapes from the steam cocks as 60163 starts to move for the first time.

60163 moves for the first time under its own steam, the first time a new steam locomotive has done so since Evening Star in 1960.

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trusts new headboard.

Chris Duckers drives 60163 along the demonstration track.

Tornado moves along the demonstration track.

A close up view of 60163s builders plate

60163 fire is dropped at the end of the day events.

A final picture of a brand new A1 in Darlington Locomotive Works.

60163 stands at Loughborough shed on the Great Central Railway in summer sunshine, the locomotive had freshly arrive from Darlington that week. This picture was taken by Paul Wright.

60163 runs from the shed at Loughborough towards the station during the locomotives first day of running in trials. This picture was taken by Paul Wright.

60163 on test. Tornado leaves Loughborough and heads towards Quorn during the locomotives first day of trials. This picture was taken by Paul Wright.

Darlington Works 1948???? 60163 stands inside Loughborough shed.

60163 stands inside Loughborough shed.

60163 stands in glorious late summer sun.

60163s rods await their call of duty.

Water runs from 60163s mudhole door.

Pete Neesam washes out 60163s foundation ring.

63601 and 4141 stand on shed.

60163 carries the famous 1T57 headboard while a member of the public takes skeches of Tornados motion.

60163 carries the Caledonian headboard.

The early morning sun catches the steam around Tornado.

Members public take the time to study 60163 at Rothley during the locomotives finasl light engine test run.

60163 moves off the water tower at Loughborough to go and collect its stock in readyness to haul its first ever passenger train.

60163 is the center of attention during the official launch into traffic at Quorn and Woodhouse..

60163 coasts into Rothley.

60163 departs Rothley for Leicster North on the locosmotives first ever passenger train.

60163 crosses Swithland reservoir with the Gresley beavertail.

Tornado at speed as departs Loughborough with its first ever passenger train.

A close up view of the newly fitted plaque fitted to Tornados frames.

The sun reflects off 60163s boiler cladding sheets.

A close up view of 60163 supurbly painted cab and frames.

A close up view of 60163s newly repainted driving wheels, all lined out by hand.

60163s front end.

Members of the public take time to look at this locomotive and have their photograph taken.

An overall view of 60163 in the N.R.Ms great hall during the locomotives final day being displayed in the great hall.

The quality of 60163s paintwork can be seen in this image, one word describes it...... Stunning!!!

60163s polished pipework.

60163s highly polished motion.

I couldnt decide which picture to use so i thought id post them both, On its first ever passenger train on the mainline and the first train hauled by an A1 since 1966, 60163 canters past Bradbury on the ECML with The Peppercorn Pioneer.

On its first ever passenger train on the mainline and the first train hauled by an A1 since 1966, 60163 canters past Bradbury on the ECML with The Peppercorn Pioneer.

The old and the new pass at speed, ironically the steam loco is the newer of the two, 60163 passes an HST at Bradbury.

60163 canters towards Durham.

60163 stands at Barton hill MPD prior to hauling The Torbay Express.

60163 stands at Barton hill MPD prior to hauling The Torbay Express.

60163 stands at Bristol Temple Meads.

60163 stands at Bristol Temple Meads.

60163s support crew for the 2nd August 2009 Torbay Express. L to R... Bob Brazier, Chris Williams, Me, Bill Alderman, John Graham. David Wright and Richard Pearson. Picture was taken at Kingswearon the Painton and Dartmoth railway.