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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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‘World first’ digitally...

11 Apr 2025 Friday

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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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Tornado to appear on 'The Great...

28 Mar 2025 Friday

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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...

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Tornado to attend the Bluebell...

21 July 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

The Bluebell Railway Preservation Society was founded in March 1959. It took occupation of Sheffield Park Station in May 1959 and ran its first train over the line in May 1960, leading up to the...

Keep safe whilst watching Tornado

21 July 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

Wherever Tornado goes many people want to come out and see her pass, and it is always a magnificent experience for young and old alike. When watching Tornado pass from a station or the lineside...

Tornado to hit Didcot

20 July 2009

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This year’s railway preservation sensation, the new-build A1 Tornado, is to visit Didcot Railway Centre from 16 August to 2 September 2009.   The railway centre is open every day in this period,...

The Prince's Tornado heads back...

20 July 2009

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Tornado, the new £3m steam locomotive named earlier this year by TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, with be returning to Wales on Saturday 25 July with 'The Towy Tornado'...

Tornado to storm the South...

20 July 2009

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Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will be storming up the South Devon Banks for the first time with ‘The Tamar Tornado’ excursion from...

Tornado on the 'Torbay Express'

19 July 2009

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Tornado will be hauling the ‘Torbay Express’ from Bristol to Paignton and Kingswear (Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway) and return every Sunday until 9th August inclusive. The ‘Torbay Express’ is...

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