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16 Oct 2026 Friday

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NYMR Visit and Planned Maintenance

2 Sep 2026 Wednesday

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  Tornado has enjoyed an extended visit to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) with twelve successful days of operation despite the high temperatures across the...

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Trust appoints Paul Roe as...

15 Jul 2026 Wednesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Roe as a Trustee of the charity and Operations Director. Paul joins the Board bringing extensive operational leadership experience together with a lifelong...

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Tornado to hit Didcot

20 July 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

A1 Competition winners announced

14 July 2009

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West Somerset Competition   In a follow on to the NorthYorkshire Moors competiton, we invited visitors to the West Somerset Railway to guess how many miles Tornado would travel during her visit...

Tornado - the first 10,000 miles!

09 July 2009

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Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will achieve her first 10,000 miles in service since her completion in 2008 whilst hauling the ‘Torbay...

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