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Celebration of Steam in...

20 Jun 2025 Friday

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This September marks the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The eyes of the world will be on the North East for Railway 200, and as part of the celebrations Hopetown, Darlington will play host to a...

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Summer Tours Announced for Tornado

19 May 2025 Monday

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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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Bid for a footplate ride - on...

10 November 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

As part of the "Children in Need" auction for things that money can't buy, Terry Wogan will be taking bids for an amazing lot, a footplate ride up the East Coast Main Line to York: The Package...

Tornado heads back to london

06 November 2009

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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...

Tornado hits Hampshire!

28 October 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado is to appear at the Mid Hants Spring Gala from the 5th/7th March 2010. Tim Beere, Marketing Manager for the Mid Hants Railway ‘Watercress Line’ was beaming at the prospect of seeing...

Tornado to visit the Severn...

19 October 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is pleased to be taking new Peppercorn A1 pacific locomotive No. 60163 Tornado on her first visit to the Severn Valley Railway. She will haul trains between...

Open day with Tornado at Barrow...

15 October 2009

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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...

Tornado heads back to London on...

14 October 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

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