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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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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...
26 April 2010
Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon is delighted to welcome Britain’s newest steam locomotive, Peppercorn Class A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado for a fabulous week of events! The...
25 April 2010
P2 feasability study announced and Tornado construction debt halved. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity behind Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built...
The Trust has announced that Tornado will be repainted from her British Railways Apple Green livery into Brunswick Green livery following her winter maintenance in early 2011 when the locomotive...
23 April 2010
Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, is returning to the North East on Saturday 24th April 2010 with ‘The Tyne-Tees Tornado’ excursion....
13 April 2010
HF Railtours is running a sell out tour today (Wednesday 14th April). Here's what they say about the trip: "Join us on this very special tour as we make railway history with new build steam...
12 April 2010
Join us on this very special tour as we make railway history with new build steam locomotive, 60163 Tornado. We steam out of Crewe and head north picking up further passengers at Warrington Bank...