A tornado tore through Scotland over the weekend – and it left everyone with a smile.

The Tornado is the first mainline steam locomotive to be built in Britain in almost 50 years. Pulling the North Briton, Tornado set off on its first journey from Fife on Saturday and made a stop at Waverley Station in Edinburgh en route to York.

Train driver Bob Hart described the feeling guiding a powerful machine: "Driving a steam engine, it's a team effort. You've got to drive it properly and you've got to fire it properly. Because if you don't, you don't go anywhere.

"It's a sense of achievement when you get there." 

The steam-powered train took nearly 20 years and £3million of funding to become a reality. Its appearance provided rail enthusiasts across Scotland with a rare treat. Seeing her cross the Forth Bridge from Fife - with a full head of steam - must have caught even the unimpressed with an eyebrow raised and jaw dropped.

On a bright afternoon more than 3,000 people witnessed the train's arrival to Waverley. It was a dream come true for many camera-carrying trainspotters.

Steam locomotives like this - a Peppercorn class A1 Pacific - were once a common sight on the East Coast main line, with 49 such engines built. The last was scrapped in 1966.

Tornado was named by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at York station in February.