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Stockton & Darlington 200...

4 Oct 2025 Saturday

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Tornado, Our Latest News

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The 27th September 2025 marked 200 years to the date that Locomotion No.1 hauled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public passenger railway. To mark the occasion Tornado was in...

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Homecoming for Tornado

16 Sep 2025 Tuesday

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Just over two weeks before the historic 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), world famous steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado has returned to its home in Darlington for the celebrations. Significantly, it is the...

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4 Jul 2025 Friday

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September bonus for the WSR

10 August 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Although boiler problems precluded its planned appearance at the West Somerset Railway in July the WSR has now received better news of the new express steam locomotive number 60163 Tornado. The...

Tornado Back to Full Health

10 August 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is pleased to be able to confirm that Tornado undertook a successful test run yesterday(Monday 9th August) following remedial boiler work. This run consisted of...

August 2010

05 August 2010

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

August 2010

Changes to Tornado's tour diary

03 August 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is disappointed to announce that Tornado will not now be hauling any of the 2010 season's 'Torbay Express' excursions from Bristol to Paignton and Kingswear as...

August 2010

01 August 2010

Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord

August 2010  

Tornado's boiler passes steam test

01 August 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is pleased to announce that Tornado's boiler successfully passed its steam test today (Sunday 1st August) at 13:30hrs at Hither Green depot. Tornado is still expected...

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