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Steam train's snow rescue 'glory' (BBC News)

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Old 23rd December 2009, 14:41
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Steam train's snow rescue 'glory' (BBC News)

Train passengers left stranded after the snowy weather disrupts rail services are rescued by steam locomotive.

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Train passengers left stranded after the snowy weather disrupts rail services are rescued by steam locomotive.

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Brilliant !
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Old 23rd December 2009, 14:53
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A good Christmas story which I hope gets well publicised.
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Old 23rd December 2009, 15:08
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Well there you go then STEAM FOR EVER !!!!

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you know it makes sense
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What a great story
I bet SFE is jumping with joy.

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"Simplicity is the acme of design." However, I'm not suggesting that 60163 is a "simple" locomotive! The technology is just rather more robust I guess. So, perhaps a steam locomotive production line is not so crazy after all.
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In the current (rather exceptional) circumstances, steam probably does work better than any other form of traction. Sadly it won't snow 365 days a year.

Not to take away from the moment which is really lovely and great publicity for Tornado and steam in general!
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Great piece of action which should bring in more money to help pay for this great locomotive!

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Bah! Humbug.........the Tornado hauled train couldn't have been very popular if they were able to offer the seats to 100 stranded passengers.
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