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Last-Built Class 08 Shunter...

26 Feb 2026 Thursday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has confirmed an agreement with Railway Support Services for the hire of diesel shunter 08927 (D4157), which will take up duties as the depot shunter at Darlington Locomotive Works. Completed in December...

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A1 Winter Maintenance

18 Feb 2026 Wednesday

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As planned, Tornado is spending January and February at Darlington for winter maintenance and annual recertification.  The work started with a boiler washout and examination, with the safety valves removed for...

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Engineering Director Opportunity

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, a registered charity, is seeking a Director to lead the engineering teams looking after its locomotives. Since forming in 1990, the Trust has enjoyed great success building and operating A1 Class No. 60163...

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Tornado heads from London to...

09 September 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

In another first ‘The Cathedrals Express’ and Tornado will be breaking new ground on 13th  September when Tornado works the train from London to Exeter via Salisbury and Honiton. This will be the...

September 2009

05 September 2009

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

September 2009

Raffle Winners announced!

02 September 2009

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The latest Trust raffle was extremely well supported and we are please to reveal the winners as: Mr J Gutteridge - London - Headboard carried by Tornado on the Yorkshire Pullman train.   Mr G...

The Communication Cord

01 September 2009

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

September 2009  

The Winton Train

30 August 2009

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The A1 Trust is honoured to be providing the motive power for British leg of a private charter commemorating the Kindertransport trains and celebrating the life of an extraordinary man, Sir...

A chance to drive at Didcot!

17 August 2009

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Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will be visiting Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Oxfordshire, from 16 August to 2 September 2009. The...

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