19 March 2021
Tornado, Our Latest News
A new art installation has been unveiled in Darlington to help celebrate the town’s rich railway heritage. The piece of public art takes pride of place on a key route into the town centre, the...
27 December 2020
Our last update saw Tornado just after the locomotive had been repainted in West Coast Railway’s paint shop. On Tuesday 1st September, the day we had been waiting for eventually arrived and No....
18 November 2020
SUPPORTING OUR BIRTHDAY APPEALS It’s hard to believe that it is now 30 years since The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was formed to build a new Peppercorn class A1 ‘Pacific’. The original A1s were...
09 October 2020
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery...
26 September 2020
For the first time ever our annual convention has gone virtual. It is now available for general viewing so learn more about the construction of the P2, new tours for Tornado and much more by...
11 September 2020
Resplendent in its new coat of paint, Tornado is seen at Carnforth - A1SLT Tornado has been repainted in BR locomotive green as part of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust's 30th Anniversary...