Tornado - Brass Band

COMPOSER : Chris Cobon

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado is a 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.

Completed in 2008 at the cost of around £3 million, it is the first newly built main line steam locomotive in the UK since Evening Star in 1960.

It is the only example of an LNER Peppercorn Class A1 locomotive in existence, the entirety of the original production batch having been scrapped. 60163 is named after the Panavia Tornado, a combat aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force.

In 2017, Tornado became the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph on British tracks for over 50 years.

A descriptive piece for brass bands of all levels.

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