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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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Painting up a storm

03 December 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

This week at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s brand new £3million locomotive, Tornado, is receiving its first coat of apple green paint, completing the...

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18 November 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

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

First train on main line for...

06 November 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

  Following her successful test run from York to Scarborough and return on Tuesday 4th November, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that has built the first new main line steam...

New £3m steam locomotive...

03 November 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that has built the first new main line steam locomotive in Britain for almost 50 years, today announced that 60163 Tornado will make her first...

The Communication Cord

01 November 2008

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November 2008

60163 Tornado, Britain's new £3...

16 October 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

60163 Tornado, Britain's new £3 million steam locomotive, moves to the National Railway Museum to start her main line trials Today The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust announced that 60163 Tornado will...

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