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The Trust has made the very difficult decision to cancel ‘The Ribblehead Rambler’ on Saturday 21st September. We apologise wholeheartedly to all those who have been looking forward to traveling with us, especially those who have...
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Today, a warming fire has been lit in Tornado's firebox. The fire has been lit, as planned, following the locomotive being weighed, and the successful resolution of a small number of minor snagging tasks. The...
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Now that the dust has settled after the election, and rules around purdah lifted, we can tell you all about the hive of activity at DLW at the start of June! In the first weekend in June, 507 STRE (Railway Infrastructure) Royal Engineers...
18 May 2009
Tornado, Our Latest News
Watch the £3m new steam locomotive from your armchair Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, has generated a huge interest from railway...
17 May 2009
Tyseley 101 - Open weekend at Tyseley Locomotive Works Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June 2009 (Moor Street Station on Saturday 27th June only) 10:00am to 5:00pm both days Tornado returns...
15 May 2009
Owing to the untimely unavailability of A4 60019 Bittern on the first leg of the Coronation tour, Tornado has been booked for the outward leg from Kings Cross. A rapid response from the A1 Trust...
06 May 2009
In the spirit of the 19th Century "Races to the North", BBC television's "Top Gear" programme threw down the gauntlet for the builders of brand new Peppercorn A1 Class Tornado and challenged them...
01 May 2009
Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord
May 2009
30 April 2009
Tornado, the first new steam engine to have been built in 50 years, will grace the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from May 1st to 10th. Thousands of visitors are expected to descend on the North...