Testing the ETCS on the...

On 3rd April, we started work in Coleham Yard, Shrewsbury, to prepare for the ETCS integration testing on the Cambrian.  This testing was the culmination of more than four years work on...

Summer Tours Announced for Tornado

We are pleased to announce the following dates, that we have agreed with The Railway Touring Company, which will feature Tornado on a range of interesting tours starting in Bristol,...

The story behind testing the...

1. Locomotive and Coach Axle Driven Alternators (ADAs) - Following the discovery last year that one of the coach ADA internal pulleys had shed one of its flanges, we procured new stainless-steel...

‘World first’ digitally...

This week has seen the start of testing at speed for the world’s first operational steam locomotive to be fitted with ETCS (European Train Control System) technology. Tornado – a...

Tornado to appear on 'The Great...

We are pleased to announce that Tornado has been requested to haul three legs of Railway Touring Company’s ‘Great Britain’ land cruise in five week’s time.  Tornado...

Successful Test Runs for Tornado

On Wednesday 26th March, No. 60163 Tornado undertook a loaded test run as part of its main line tests ahead of passenger trains later this spring. The locomotive ran from Carnforth to...