On 21 December 2009, "Tornado" rescued about 100 people who were stranded by bad weather at London Victoria station. On that day, a number of electric trains, which picked up their power from the third rail, were unable to run because of snow and ice on the line. "Tornado" was to haul a "Cathedrals Express" lunchtime special service from Victoria; a number of booked passengers had been unable to get there due to the conditions, and so there were spare seats; the train's operators decided to offer these seats to commuters whose trains had been cancelled. "Tornado" also had an evening "Cathedrals Express" dining train, and the same offer was again made.