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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, London and York taking the locomotive into...
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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 modern steam locomotive built in 2008 – is the...
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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 will haul the following...
15 October 2009
Tornado, Our Latest News
Since the locomotive’s last visit to Barrow Hill – for the hugely successful "A1, A2, A4" event with Blue Peter, Sir Nigel Gresley and Union of South Africa in April this year - the new star of...
14 October 2009
Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will be heading back to London on Saturday 7th November with 'The Thames Tornado', organised by...
09 October 2009
On Saturday 10th October, 60163 Tornado will journey across the roof of England with ‘The Cumbrian Mountain Tornado’. The train will travel over the rugged and popular Settle and Carlisle Line as...
05 October 2009
Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph
October 2009
02 October 2009
Tornado was the star of the morning's GMTV as she was prepared for the weekend's runs over the Settle to Carlisle line with 'The Waverley'. Images are now loaded on this website's gallery:...
29 September 2009
Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will be hauling her first trains over the famous Settle-Carlisle line on Saturday 3rd and Sunday...