A LEGACY of North-East engineering has seen the romance of steam returning to the railways for the first scheduled steam train mainline service in half a century. Tornado, which was built from scratch in Darlington by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, carried hundreds of passengers as it carved its way through snow-capped scenery in the Yorkshire Dales and Cumbria yesterday.

The romance of steam returns to Britain’s railways for Valentine’s Day as a traditional locomotive hauls passengers on a scheduled main line service for the first time in half a century. The Peppercorn class A1 steam locomotive, Tornado, will pass over the “Roof of England” on the famous Settle to Carlisle line later today, carrying hundreds of steam enthusiasts.