Top Gear - Jezza caught in a Tornado

[@joshslater2426]

Even Clarkson knows that steam trains are the one example of public transport being comfortable and interesting. It’s always a nice sight to see one steaming by, or even sat in a museum.

[@lukegauci1159]

The thing is, Jeremy is probably just about old enough to have seen the last days of steam in the late 60’s. He was probably very young, but as someone from Doncaster he would have seen a couple on the mainline. But probably by the time he was old enough to remember the mainline had switch to Diesels.

[@georgeoliver8300]

I live in Doncaster and there’s only 1 abandoned railway line so I think I’ve worked out the street where Jeremys grandfather lived

[@lukegauci1159]

@@georgeoliver8300 its not an abandoned railway line haha Unless Network Rail closed down the East Coast Mainline without anyone knowing hahaha

[@georgeoliver8300]

@@lukegauci1159 I dont thing you understand my comment. Jeremy said in the video that his grandad build a house next to a railway line and when his house was finished the line closed. this must have been the branch-line that breaks off at rosssington and goes to conisbrough

[@lukegauci1159]

@@georgeoliver8300 yes you are right! I was working off memory and I didn’t remember the whole statement by Jeremy! I appolgies!

[@whovianhistorybuff]

He wrote once in one of his books that he still has a handful of old pennies that are crushed flat copper discs from when as a boy he placed them on the line to get run over by the flying scotsman (at the time the only steam engine allowed to run on the national network)

[@richarddutchholland4780]

My dad was a fireman out of Canton sheds in Cardiff fuelling the Castles going up to London. He passed away in 2007 and I never had any interest in his job.... fast forward 13 years and I’ve watched every steam train video on KZbin and probably cried every time I’ve watched the Tornado video where they hit the ton.... watching that footplate I realised what my dad did and how hard that man worked.

[@eljackryan3681]

Rip your father

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Hello Richard, I was a Shunter at Stoke Gifford, now “ Bristol Parkway “ and more than likely your Father past by on his trips to Paddington, I ended up at Penzance until 1984.

[@sugarbertie1143]

My grandad was on the footplate on the LNER. All the footplate crews including your dad deserve respect for being able to control such a big beast of a machine at high speeds, in all weathers, and on all different routes. Driving a car is no comparison at all to the real skills needed to drive a steam loco. I wonder if Clarkson realised that? If he didn't he's deluded.

[@richarddutchholland4780]

@@eljackryan3681 thank you 🙏🏽

[@jonbender9110]

My dad fired k4 Baldwin locomotives for the Pennsylvania railroad so I can relate to this

[@zacharykoplin6543]

There is just something so romantic about steam locomotives. Even though the crew gets mucked up, the experience is just too golden to get bogged down. Along with the music in the video it’s absolutely magical

[@sugarbertie1143]

Sooner be on the footplate of a magnificent steam loco than in a Bugatti anyday, or any other fast car for that matter. No comparison, and doing that speed with several hundred tons of train behind it as well, marvellous machine. The footplate crews deserve the utmost respect for their skill in making that fine machine perform to its best.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Well said

[@GP30_Foamer]

I’m going on a school trip to the UK in 2024, I really hope that I get to see this beautiful locomotive on the mainline.

[@bigmanted9864]

I’m sorry mate, but it is very rare that you will find a steam engine on the mainline. If you waited at a station, you would have to wait 1 week - 1 month to see one.

[@haroldpearson6025]

You can always tell the inexperienced fireman, they have blacker faces!

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

Harold Pearson Because they leave the grate open too long?

[@muttproductions2536]

Blacker faces and they still have their eyebrows!

[@shroomzed2947]

The smoke looks unusually good for Clarkson being a stoker. Could be a bit thinner but reasonable.

JEREMYS DOING MANUAL LABOR WILLINGLY WWWUUTTT?????

[@SteamCase]

It's Tornado, so that is actually an honor.

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

Begrudgingly

[@yoville73]

He had to! If he didn’t do that then Tornado would have run out of steam

[@RavennaRailfan4070]

Despite the fact that I’m American, I really hope I get to see this magnificent engine in person one day!

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Let's hope it can be arranged to tour the U.S.

[@RavennaRailfan4070]

Ex B.R. Buckeye Man, I agree, it would be cool if it came over like Flying Scotsman did years ago

[@Assmask]

He did an episode of The Grand Tour in Detroit! That would have been the perfect opportunity!

[@Vinyl_guy]

british locomotives are beautiful, american locomotives are powerful

[@mcbenman1793]

Gordon Ramsay should have joined him on the footplate when he was cooking the kippers.

[@Vinyl_guy]

probably would have thrown them in the fire, and shouted “RAW”

[@DamiensTrainsandTravels]

1:07 the rest of it apparently was bodged! I've been on Tornado a few times she never let me down or broke down I love her. secretly think Jeremy Clarkson has a soft spot for her.

[@UltraPrimus]

I think you'd be right on that, he originaly thought he'd be the one driving the engine but got a bit bummed when he found out he was going to be shovelling coal, however after about 5 minutes after setting off he had a massive smile from ear to ear

[@georgeyoung1210]

Jeremy's story about his grandad is sad

[@muttproductions2536]

The fact that Jeremy Clarkson, a man who is infamous for loathing public transports and railways, willingly chose to take Tornado over the Jaguar shouldn't really be surprising. Clarkson loves engineering feats like Tornado and Flying Scotsman, and apparently he was the one who suggested that Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Britain's greatest civil engineer, be added to the list of 100 Greatest Britons, and Brunel ended up at #2 (behind Winston Churchill)

[@tomtalk24]

Not really. Its not like he funded either projects.

[@haxorouse3265]

well... May is funding the p2 prince of whales, I hope the grand tour can find time to get him firing it

[@muttproductions2536]

@@haxorouse3265 same, or go one step further and fire up Flying Scotsman. I know the originally wanted to use Scotsman, but because she went into restoration at that time, the BBC and Top Gear chose to use Tornado instead

[@8kokushibyou8]

The fact the caught Tornado’s beauty in every single, puts me in awe.

[@badkittynomilktonight3334]

Instead of The Flying Dutchman can we call the music The Flying Clarkson ?

[@billbogg3857]

It is the helmsman's chorus so very appropriate.

[@PAVANZYL]

What? The Flying Clackson?

[@Ghostwalker2061]

And now we know why we Americans decided to turn our steam engines into veggie oil burners. We're like: "Fuck no, we ain't shoveling shit!"

[@Vinyl_guy]

and it worked

[@TheRedAirOn]

It's because America became the oil and natural gas god

[@michaelbujaki2462]

Also, some of the American locomotives burned too much coal to hand shovel them. The Union Pacific Big Boys couldn't be hand fed because they burned 11lbs a second.

[@shroomzed2947]

Majority of later locomotives had automatic stokers because it simply would be impossible for a single fireman to reasonably fire the grate.

[@MrDalek2150]

@@michaelbujaki2462 The Biggest Boy.

[@TheSorub]

hey Tornados just done 100mph!!

[@bradwood1930]

Credits to the camera crew, that final shot was amazing!

[@eukigonzales9683]

The tornado is actually 1 mph faster than the 7th fastest train in japan

[@sonny6733]

Oh my! How beautiful is the English countryside? Lush, green fields, sea cliffs and a shining steam locomotive and train just seems so right! Australian, desert fringe dweller here...

[@americanace96]

What I would give to have been on the footplate. If you want a sense of speed, standing on a semi-open footplate at 80 mph will give you more than a Bugatti does at 120 mph any day.

[@mcbenman1793]

U know you can do a tornado footplate experience right?

[@EdgyNumber1]

I was surprised to read that in order to comply with ECML digital signalling requirements, Tornado has to regularly run at 90mph - with in cab signalling - on certain sections of track in the north. The video where they did the ton to test compliance was incredible.

[@oceanvibesphotography8395]

The uk has beautiful railways

[@joshslater2426]

If you’re talking about steam, absolutely. The normal modern day trains pale in comparison to grand old steam locos.

[@BossySwan]

Best episode ever

[@michaelclark2840]

Beautiful machine!

[@RD-ht6go]

Those BGMs are spot on

[@Danny-zi6xw]

One of the most British videos

[@maxproulx8235]

i was gonna ask where was the tornado... but yeah no don't respond to that

[@Jiskpirate]

Sigh.. xD

[@robertmilne4304]

Magnificent locomotive

[@chiefchook]

Superb clip; hope they put it on the DVD.

[@colinmiller5502]

I can think of something else Clarkson would be good at shovelling - - - - - he talks enough of it.!!!!

[@MasterMoyle]

It whould have been nice if this footage was shown in the episode.

[@alanhill4338]

What a wonderful sight to behold.

[@lloyd9710]

Christ how many people are in that cab

[@timesnewlogan2032]

I hope they'll be around when we finish the T1 in the USA!

[@timesnewlogan2032]

@ethanschmid4104 That makes two of us!

[@Pay-No-Mind]

@TheMoylesyRockin I agree, they really do cut quite a lot of great footage out =/ Shame

[@UncleFester84]

I wonder, was the train rented and empty, o was it a scheduled trip?

[@TheSorub]

It had a full passenger load

[@alans9806]

Clarkson in blackface - doesn't mind who he offends. Somehow the other blokes have clean faces.

[@shroomzed2947]

Hope this is a joke, I really do.

[@realzachycards]

@IchiCrack Would it be at all alright if I used some of the clips in this video for a fanfic trailer that I am intending to make for a fanfic that I have recently written for the top gear episode that this represents?

[@ThatCoalSoul]

BUtifulE filmed tho!

[@KNB8vids]

fok the car, let’s take the train *welcome back to bottom gear m8s*

[@ap42869]

With just water and coal they make it run. It's miracle. Leave alone the theory.

[@borkumriff642]

Playing Wagner's Flying Dutchman........Jeremy is'nt Dutch ?

[@Shunteration]

No, but the locomotive he was riding is similar to the Flying Scotsman, soooo... Why am I replying to you, you've asked this question three years ago!

[@callumhardy5098]

Literally

[@sm08315]

Is that the flying Scotsman?

[@Epicbrodude31]

Sadra Moradi this is an engine called Tornado, a newer engine that Scotsman

[@metadriveincorporated2313]

That is 60163 Tornado

[@michaelbujaki2462]

No, but it is similar.

[@OBvice]

I know this was a year ago but you might still have notifs on who knows. This loco is Tornado. It was crowdfunded and built slowly between 1994 & 2008 as a tribute to the 49 original LNER Peppercorn Class A1 locomotives, of which none survive. Tornado is number 50.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

This is Tornado a Peppercorn A1 Pacific.

[@oliverbell5941]

Amazing

[@lovinthumper]

What a view?

[@train6370]

Omg hahahaha

[@ThatCoalSoul]

MisleadN title!

[@Raul1971xxx]

The Tornado locomotive is a really gorgeous engine.