No. 60163 Tornado returns to the NYMR

No. 60163 Tornado returns to the NYMR this Summer

Standard & North Yorkshire Pullman Services: 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 August
Pre-Booked Seated-Allocated Services: 4, 5, 11 & 12 September

As part of Railway 200, No. 60163 Tornado will be visiting the NYMR this summer. Don't miss your chance to ride behind this giant of steam. During the August dates, Tornado will be operating on select standard passenger services, 10:55 Pickering to Grosmont (09:30 Sundays) and 16:40 Grosmont to Pickering (17:05 Sundays). The locomotive will also haul our North Yorkshire Pullman Services, 12:35 Grosmont to Pickering Return.

You can also book, seat-allocated return services between Pickering and Grosmont on additional dates in September.

Tornado is a 21st century LNER Peppercorn Class A1 steam locomotive. The first main line steam locomotive built in the UK since 1960, Tornado made headlines as it steamed for the first time in 2008. In just over 10 years, the engine has continued to impress, hauling Royal Trains and appears on the big screen in Paddington 2 as well as on numerous television programmes including Top Gear. Tornado is also the fastest steam engine to run since the 1960s, reaching 100mph on a test train in 2017.

Standard Services

Tornado will be operating on 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 August on our standard services on 10:55 departing Pickering (09:30 Sun) and 16:40 departing Grosmont (17:05 Sun).

Tornado Pullman Services

Tornado will be operating on 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 August on our North Yorkshire Pullman services with either the Summer or Autumn Menu.

Tornado Pre-Booked Seat Services

You will have the chance to pre-book an allocated seat and return travel behind No. 60163 Tornado on the 4, 5, 11 or 12 September. Adult Return £30, Child Return £15.

As the UK marks 200 years of railway history in 2025, the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust stands as a shining example of how past and future can meet on the rails. Founded in 1990, the Trust made history by constructing No. 60163 Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive built in Britain for over half a century. Steaming into public service in 2008, Tornado brought the lost Peppercorn A1 class roaring back to life and captured the imagination of a new generation.

Photo courtesy of Mandy Grant