Tornado back on the main line

Tornado, the new £3m steam locomotive, will be back on the Network Rail main line tomorrow (18th May 2011) with two test runs from York to Scarborough and back following her extended winter...

Tornado to hit Didcot!

Tornado to hit Didcot! New build Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam locomotive 60163 Tornado is to pay a whirlwind visit to Didcot Railway Centre, from 9th – 17th June 2011. It is expected...

BR green Tornado on the NYMR

Tornado is set to make a welcome return to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in time for the May Bank Holiday week.  The locomotive, which has just been unveiled at the National Railway Museum in...

Unveiling in BR green

Tornado will be put on display in her new BR green livery on the turntable at the National Railway Museum (NRM), York, on Monday 9th May 2011 in front of hundreds people who funded the...

May 2011

May 2011

Changes to Tornado's 2011 tours...

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the builders and operators of new steam locomotive Tornado, regrets to announce that it has not been possible to reach an acceptable working arrangement with Train...