So this brought a bit of joy to my heart.
BBC.
Steam trains snow rescue 'glory'
Darlington-built Tornado was unaffected by the freezing conditions
Wow, just wow.Passengers were rescued by a steam locomotive after modern rail services were brought to a halt by the snowy conditions in south-east England.
Trains between Ashford and Dover were suspended on Monday when cold weather disabled the electric rail.
Some commuters at London Victoria faced lengthy delays until Tornado - Britain's first mainline steam engine in 50 years - offered them a lift.They were taken home "in style", said the Darlington-built engine's owners.
Just goes to show that occasionally old style engineering can compete with modern far more complex systems. The Tornado has been one of my ongoing interests for a few years from when I first heard about it. My first thoughts were "Oh someone's building a model steam train." However it turned out the scale was 1 to 1 and it was to be a full sized train, no model simply a thing of beauty.
If any operators want to modernise their services by using steam trains, I would be happy to give them a quote
Mark Allatt, A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Oh yes indeed.
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Steam trains are the coolest things out apart from sailing boats.
Merry Christmas to you.
Steam locomotives and sailing ships combine both function and beauty.
The more complicated the technology, the easier it falls apart and fails!
Merry Christmas, QM.
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