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Engineering Director Opportunity

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, a registered charity, is seeking a Director to lead the engineering teams looking after its locomotives. Since forming in 1990, the Trust has enjoyed great success building and operating A1 Class No. 60163...

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Podcast Project covers the P2...

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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In December, the Trust was contacted by Hayden and Daniel, two media students at Totton College. They requested an interview for a short, one-off podcast on new build locomotives, evaluating the pros and cons of new build steam. In the...

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Autumn 2025

9 Dec 2025 Tuesday

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"Top Gear" re-run!

01 November 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

When Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain since 1960, starred on BBC Top Gear (Sunday 21st June 2009) it was watched by over seven million viewers.  This first...

November 2010

01 November 2010

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

November 2010

ELR - stay extended

30 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Due to the postponement of Tornado's tour on the 3rd of November (now scheduled for 2011), 60163 will staying an extra week at the East Lancashire Railway and working service trains there over the...

The Royal Borderer

14 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

A rather grand day out re-tracing a major part of last year's famous BBC TV's Top Gear ‘Race to the North'. Tornado features again heading the special train all the way from York to Edinburgh and...

Tornado: 21st Century Steam

12 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

TORNADO: 21ST CENTURY STEAMSupport The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, solve a Christmas gift problem ­and save money!It¹s the perfect Christmas gift for a relative or friends - the long-awaited...

'afore ye go.....

11 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Trust has established a Legacy Giving facility...... Now that Tornado is with us, we want to secure the locomotive into the future. We have also commenced a Feasibility Study to evaluate...

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