Turning Tornado at Willesden?

[Nicholas43]

On 15 Sept Tornado + support coach went from Southall to Willesden SW, and carriages went from Eastleigh to Willesden SW, all to form Cathedrals Express Woking to Lincoln.
I assume (but don't know) that Tornado went chimney-first from Southall. However, I saw her approach Old Oak Common Lane bridge from Willesden, chimney towards Acton, and I think light. She then reversed into the easternmost track, I think to pick up the support coach.
Anyone able to say if Tornado would have been turned at Willesden, and if so how, exactly? And if she was turned, why would it have been without the support coach?

 

[Peter Lovell]

I would imagine it ran tender first from Southall. The timings on UK steam info don't give any indication of anything other than a straight run, and it was booked to stand there with plenty of time to run around the support coach

 

[Nicholas43]

Thanks. Tender-first from Southall and then running round the support coach at Willesden SW would be consistent with the movements I saw, and indeed sounds much more plausible than turning.