A1 Winter Maintenance

As planned, Tornado is spending January and February at Darlington for winter maintenance and annual recertification.  The work started with a boiler washout and...

Winter railtour roundup

Now stabled 'at home' in Darlington Locomotive Works, Tornado spent November static awaiting our next turn of duty. With two mainline passenger trains remaining in our calendar, our team...

Engineering Director Opportunity

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, a registered charity, is seeking a Director to lead the engineering teams looking after its locomotives. Since forming in 1990, the Trust has enjoyed great...

Podcast Project covers the P2...

In December, the Trust was contacted by Hayden and Daniel, two media students at Totton College. They requested an interview for a short, one-off podcast on new build locomotives,...

P2 Boiler Delivered

The project to build Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive celebrated a significant milestone on Tuesday 9th December with the delivery of the locomotive’s boiler. The boiler is...

Autumn 2025