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Tornado steam loco -Top Gear repeated Fri 26th

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Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 26 Jun 2009 17:48

Nudge for anyone who missed it!

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 24 Jun 2009 22:01

Thanks Elizabeth,

have been away for a couple of days (doing family research) and have only just seen your message.

Luckily, this time early enough to pass the word on to my sister.

I am sure that she and her husband will enjoy watching,

Thanks again,

Tess

Researching:
Woodhouse and Trilloe from Herefordshire; Lockyear and Date from Somerset, Thomas and Edwards from Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, also Argyll, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 22 Jun 2009 07:32

Theresa,

This episode is repeated on Friday 26th June, BBC2 at 9 pm. It is also now on I Player.

Elisabeth

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 22 Jun 2009 00:45


Oh no! I have only just found out about this, so I missed it.

Didn't tell my sister and brother-in-law either. They went to Somerset to see and ride on the Tornado.
They took me with them too.

So now I feel bad about not telling them about it

Researching:
Woodhouse and Trilloe from Herefordshire; Lockyear and Date from Somerset, Thomas and Edwards from Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, also Argyll, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork

Janet 693215

Janet 693215 Report 21 Jun 2009 21:28

There was a rumour that he was the stig sometime ago but I'm not convinced either. I daren't type the name incase OH sees it. He's just got back from a field trip and hasn't seen TG yet. As he walked in the door I told him I knew who the Stig was!

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 21 Jun 2009 21:24

Hey Jude!

Glad you and Vic enjoyed it.

Not sure about the Stig stuff - I don't usually watch the programme, but understand there has been some discussion about the Stig being lots of different people over a time. I'm sure someone else can tell you about that.

Elisabeth
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~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 21 Jun 2009 21:17

Hello and Thanks Elisabeth....got Vic to change channels, it was well worth it:o))

Not too sure about the Stig either, although he did retire about 2 yrs ago, how long has the Stig been about??

jude :o)

Researching:
Ukraine...

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 21 Jun 2009 21:15

It was quite good - though I had hoped the whole programme would be about the various vehicles.

I have seen Tornado several times, as I live quite close to the East Coast Mainline, and we did have a Vincent Black Shadow back in the 1960s -1970s. It became impractical when we had two small children.

Happy memories.

Elisabeth

Janet 693215

Janet 693215 Report 21 Jun 2009 20:54

I'm loving it. Choo choo.

For my mum's 60th I took her on the Orient Express for the day.

It's an experience I would recommend to anyone.

Must be in the blood, four generations of railway workers in the family.

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 21 Jun 2009 19:50

Nudged for anyone else interested.

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 21 Jun 2009 17:54

Ta just rung my 83 year old Dad he is a steam train nut!

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 21 Jun 2009 17:40

For anyone interested in steam engines, and motorcycles, tonight's Top Gear has Jeremy Clarkson on the footplate of the Tornado, Richard Hammond on a Vincent Black Shadow and James May in a Jaguar XK120. They are in a race from London to Edinburgh.

Should be an interesting programme.

Elisabeth