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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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Ride in an A1 cab at the WSR

05 June 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, is currently visiting the West Country for the first time. The locomotive arrived in Minehead on...

WSR Webcam action!

01 June 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

With Tornado in Somerset for the next two weeks, you can watch the loco close up on live stream web cams located at the following address    http://www.wsr.org.uk/webcam2.htm There are three web...

Whirlwind tour of West Somerset!

25 May 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

The new express steam locomotive number 60163 Tornado is due to arrive on the West Somerset Railway on the evening of Saturday May 30th at the head of a Pathfinder Railtours excursion train from...

Tornado heading for Wales

25 May 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, is visiting the West Country and Wales for the first time Saturday 30 May 2009, hauling special trains...

A two way treat!

20 May 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

Saturday 23rd May – Steam Dreams trip Kings Cross to York and return with Tornado and Sir Nigel Gresley This weekend's tour by Steam Dreams sees Tornado head north from Kings Cross to York as part...

The Tornado Story - the DVD!

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...

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