'The White Rose' - Saturday...

TORNADO TO HAUL ‘THE WHITE ROSE’ FROM LONDON TO YORKSHIRE 100mph new steam locomotive’s first railtour to Harrogate We are pleased to announce a new railtour which will take the locomotive on a...

Tornado update

Following the decision of the Trustees of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust to withdraw No. 60163 Tornado from traffic for the remainder of 2018 in order to complete the re-certification of the...

Winter storm expected in...

Tornado’s first Santa Steam Specials on the Nene Valley Railway We are pleased to announce that Tornado will be spending the remainder of 2018 and early 2019 on the Nene Valley Railway near...

October 2018

Repair situation - a statement

Following discussions with our operator DB Cargo, the trustees of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust have decided to withdraw No. 60163 Tornado from traffic for the remainder of 2018 in order to...

October repair update

Our hoped-for quick return to operations following the valve gear failure on the Ebor flyer on 14th April did not happen for a variety of reasons. However Saturday 6th October was a significant...