June 22nd, 2009
We went to Oxford for a couple of hours in the afternoon and were graced with the unexpected arrival of the Tornado, Britain's freshly built steam engine.
Oxford, England
Oxford is a historic university town between Banbury and Reading.
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A steady stream of passenger trains stop as Oxford over the course of about 10 minutes as a helicopter orbits. According to the signal box operators at Oxford, 550 trains per day pass this station, that's more than one every three minutes, 24 hours a day.
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British Railways 60163, the 'Tornado', a 4-6-2 steamer built recently to original plans, passes through Oxford station.
