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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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Changes to Sunday 1st February...

23 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has been advised by Network Rail and the British Transport Police that due to significant concerns regarding crowd control at Newcastle Central station on Sunday 1st...

Change of date for The...

21 January 2009

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The date has moved to Saturday 18th April 2009 - The Yorkshire Pullman - Kings Cross to York and now return by Tornado hauling the VSOE British Pullman train. Booking via Steam Dreams 01483 209886.

First main line passenger train...

18 January 2009

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Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will haul her first passenger train on the Network Rail main line from York to Newcastle-upon-Tyne and...

Winners of Christmas draw announced

15 January 2009

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January 2009 Winners Drawn at the National Railway Museum First prize: Stuart & Sally Wood, SY14 8AYFootplate Experience Second prize: J Moyce, PH21 1FYPremier Dining Tickets Third...

The Communication Cord

01 January 2009

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

Tornado joins steam's hall of...

20 December 2008

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Britain’s first locomotive to be built in 50 years will be going down a storm with visitors to the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York this Christmas. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s brand new...

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