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Didcot competition winner!

Thank you to everyone who entered our "Guess the Weight" competition during Tornado's visit to the Didcot Railway Centre in August.  The actual weight of Tornado's steam injector was 134lbs 2oz or...

Tornado heads from London to...

In another first ‘The Cathedrals Express’ and Tornado will be breaking new ground on 13th  September when Tornado works the train from London to Exeter via Salisbury and Honiton. This will be the...

Raffle Winners announced!

The latest Trust raffle was extremely well supported and we are please to reveal the winners as: Mr J Gutteridge - London - Headboard carried by Tornado on the Yorkshire Pullman train.   Mr G...

The Winton Train

The A1 Trust is honoured to be providing the motive power for British leg of a private charter commemorating the Kindertransport trains and celebrating the life of an extraordinary man, Sir...

A chance to drive at Didcot!

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will be visiting Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Oxfordshire, from 16 August to 2 September 2009. The...

Tornado on the 'Cathedrals...

Tornado will be hauling the 'Cathedrals Express' on Saturday 15th August. The times for this train are: London Victoria: 09:51hrsBarnes: 10:11hrsClapham Junction: 10:05hrsWoking:...