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PHOTO REPORT:
No. 60163 TORNADO ON THE SWANAGE RAILWAY
PURBECK TORNADO WAREHAM TO SWANAGE - 16th June 2010

News Item and Press Release from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 19th June 2010
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
Photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright.
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No. 60163 'Tornado' on the Swanage Railway - 3rd June 2010 - Photo Andrew P.M. Wright
London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Peppercorn A1 class No. 60163 Tornado at the head of the Purbeck Tornado crosses Corfe Common with the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle in the background on 16th June 2010. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright

Swanage Railway's official photographer & press officer Andrew P.M. Wright has supplied numerous photos of the locomotive on the Swanage Railway on 16th June 2010.

We have provided separate pages of reports as follows:
1) Press Release & departure from London Victoria here
2) Supporters' photos of the railtour en route to Swanage here
3) Official photos of Tornado Wareham to Swanage here
4) Official photos of Tornado at Swanage & empty carriage stock at Eldon's Sidings here
5) Official photos of Tornado Swanage to Wareham here
To see the full set of photos, please follow the links

No. 60163 'Tornado' on the Swanage Railway - 3rd June 2010 - Photo Andrew P.M. Wright
London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Peppercorn A1 class No. 60163 Tornado at the head of the Purbeck Tornado arrives at Wareham on 16th June 2010. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright

The arrival of the Purbeck Tornado hauled by No. 60163 Tornado was greeted by huge crowds lining the embankments and bridges around the railway.

As can be seen in Andrew's photos, the historic arrival was also recorded by a BBC film crew and later featured on BBC's South Today evening news TV programme. To see the BBC news report with a short video of the arrival of the loco, please click here

No. 60163 'Tornado' on the Swanage Railway - 3rd June 2010 - Photo Andrew P.M. Wright
London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Peppercorn A1 class No. 60163 Tornado at the head of the Purbeck Tornado arrives at Swanage station to the delight of crowds of onlookers on 16th June 2010. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright

To see the full set of photos from Andrew P.M. Wright from 16th June 2010 please scroll down the page.

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All photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright unless otherwise noted.
Photos on these pages are low resolution versions.
Full resolution photos are available for media use

This page was last updated 5th June 2010 by Keith Morgan
All photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright unless otherwise acknowledged
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