<p>Brand new steam locomotive <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/60163_Tornado" title="60163 Tornado">60163 <i>Tornado</i></a> exits platform 7 of Sheffield railway station to manouver across the station to re-join its support coach
</p><p>On 24 March 2009 <i>Tornado</i> and support coach called at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Midland_station" class="extiw" title="en:Sheffield Midland station">Sheffield Midland station</a> to take part in the naming of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_Trains" class="extiw" title="en:East Midlands Trains">East Midlands Trains</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_222" class="extiw" title="en:British Rail Class 222">Class 222</a> "<i>Meridian</i>" high speed diesel electric multiple unit in honour of <i>Tornado</i>. The ceremony was integrated as part of a positioning move from York NRM to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_Hill_Roundhouse" class="extiw" title="en:Barrow Hill Roundhouse">Barrow Hill</a>, Chesterfield, in readiness for <i>Tornado</i> headlining their LNER II steam gala on 3/4 April.
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<p>East Midlands <i>Meridian</i> No. 222003, was to be named on honour of <i>Tornado</i>, with 222003 chosen specifically because one of its driving cars (Coach A, a DMSO) had the same vehicle number as <i>Tornado</i>, 60163 (driving car in this context simply means a carriage with a driver's cab, on the Class 222 DEMU all carriages carry diesel engines and electric motors, the number 222003 designates to the full 7 car formation)
</p><p>Due to the booked route for the positioning run, (arriving via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorthorpe_railway_station" class="extiw" title="en:Moorthorpe railway station">Moorthorpe</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowhall_Interchange" class="extiw" title="en:Meadowhall Interchange">Meadowhall</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield_Line" class="extiw" title="en:Wakefield Line">Wakefield Line</a>, leaving via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhouse_railway_station" class="extiw" title="en:Woodhouse railway station">Woodhouse</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beighton_railway_station" class="extiw" title="en:Beighton railway station">Beighton</a>, on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_to_Lincoln_Line" class="extiw" title="en:Sheffield to Lincoln Line">Sheffield to Lincoln Line</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Main_Line" class="extiw" title="en:Midland Main Line">Midland Main Line</a>, <i>Tornado</i> would be both arriving and leaving from the northern approach of Sheffield station, meaning that without any turning facilities, <i>Tornado</i> would have to 'run around' its support coach and the second leg from Sheffield would run 'tender first' (the locomotive moving 'backwards' trailing the coach behind it) to Barrow Hill.
</p><p>In order to run around, and to be positioned correctly for the ceremony, <i>Tornado</i> performed a series of manouvres around the platforms of Sheffield station (See <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sheffield_Midland_Station_-_plan.png" title="File:Sheffield Midland Station - plan.png">station layout image</a>). The full sequence of movements at the station were as follows:
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<ul><li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> and support coach arrives from the north into Sheffield station 'right way round', routed into Platform 1. (10.31 GMT)</li>
<li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> moves forward and uncouples her support coach in a southern loop (<span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=File:60163_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_14.jpg&amp;params=53_22_32.47_N_1_27_43.67_W_region:GB"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°22′32.47″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°27′43.67″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">﻿ / ﻿</span></a></span><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=File:60163_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_14.jpg&amp;params=53_22_32.47_N_1_27_43.67_W_region:GB"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.3756861°N 1.4621306°W</span><span style="display:none">﻿ / <span class="geo">53.3756861; -1.4621306</span></span></span></a>)</li>
<li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> moves forward through the southern tunnel to clear the points for the next manouvre</li>
<li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> reverses into Platform 5 to clear the points for the next manouvre</li>
<li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> moves forward into the southern approaches to clear the points for the next manouvre</li>
<li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> reverses into bay Platform 7 ready for the naming ceremony (<span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=File:60163_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_14.jpg&amp;params=53_22_38.56_N_1_27_42.03_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°22′38.56″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°27′42.03″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">﻿ / ﻿</span></a></span><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=File:60163_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_14.jpg&amp;params=53_22_38.56_N_1_27_42.03_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.3773778°N 1.461675°W</span><span style="display:none">﻿ / <span class="geo">53.3773778; -1.461675</span></span></span></a>)</li>
<li>DEMU 222003 arrives from the south into Sheffield station, routed into Platform 8, with DMSO car 60163 (Caoch A) at the rear, drawing up alongside 60163 <i>Tornado</i> across the platform. (10.59 GMT)</li>
<li>In front of invited guests, the cover is removed from 222003's new nameplate, revealing the name <i>Tornado</i></li>
<li>DEMU 222003 <i>Tornado</i> leaves Sheffield station going south, returning the way it came. (11.27 GMT)</li>
<li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> manouvres across the tracks to the northern end of the parked support coach (it is unknown if this was via Platform 5 or not), and recouples to it</li>
<li>60163 <i>Tornado</i> departs Sheffield the way she came, travelling northbound, this time 'tender first'. (approx 12.00 GMT)</li></ul></div></div>
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