<p>DEMU No. 222003 arrives in Sheffield railway station for a naming ceremony alongside brand new steam locomotive <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/60163_Tornado" title="60163 Tornado">60163 <i>Tornado</i></a>.
</p><p>The set is pulling into Platform 8 (moving right to left) with the vehicle (DMSO 60163) to be named <i>Tornado</i> pulling up the rear, as the steam locomotive <i>Tornado</i> waits in bay platform 7. The whiter patch between the driver's door and rear passenger door marks the plastic cover which will be peeled off to reveal the carriage's new name.
</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:222003_Class_222_Meridian_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_1.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:222003_Class_222_Meridian_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_1.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:222003_Class_222_Meridian_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_1.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:222003_Class_222_Meridian_Tornado_24_March_2009_Sheffield_Midland_station_pic_1.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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2009-03-24
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