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12 Mar 2026 Thursday

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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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Timings announced for The...

02 February 2009

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Tornado will take The Talisman from Darlington to London as follows: Darlington - 07.45 (pick-up)Northallerton - 08.01Thirsk - 08.09Tollerton - 08.20York - 08.35-08.56 - water in P11...

ORR Certification as Tornado...

25 January 2009

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Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, conducted a successful test run on Wednesday 28th January 2009 from York to Leeds and return.  Two...

Update: First main line...

25 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

First main line passenger train for new £3m steam locomotive on 31 January 2009 Second train on 1 February 2009  from Doncaster to Durham with seats available for the general public Tornado, the...

Tornado on TV

24 January 2009

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60163 Tornado will feature in the Darlington-based edition of Flog It! part of which was filmed at Darlington Locomotive Works last summer. It will be broadcast on BBC2 at 15:45hrs on Wednesday...

Changes to Sunday 1st February...

23 January 2009

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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

Tornado, Our Latest News

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.

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