Hot on the heels of the last announcement about the NELPG tour comes the news that Tornado is going to come round the Blyth and Tyne on 24th April!

Run by Pathfinder tours, it is called the Tees-Tyne Express, and apparently it cannot go round the coast to Middlesbrough because of problems with steam on or near the Metro lines, so instead it will stop at Newcastle for some to disembark while those who wish go on round to Morpeth and back (no stops I think).

At present there are no plans to sell tickets from Newcastle as the train is filling up fast despite not having been advertised yet properly. They should know about whether there are spare seats for the ABT about a month before. Should be a fine sight anyway, and another feather in the cap for the ABT – apparently this is the last time in the North for Tornado for some time, as it is to work out of London for a while after this.