Skip to main content

News

FEATURED STORIES

PM Visits DLW

2 Apr 2024 Tuesday

News Editor

Our Latest News, Our Latest News

1369

We were pleased to welcome the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, and our local MP, Peter Gibson, to Darlington Locomotive Works today. The visit enabled the PM to hear an update on A1 Tornado, P2 Prince of Wales and see the continuing works...

Read more

Tornado Returns to the Settle...

27 Mar 2024 Wednesday

News Editor

Our Latest News

971

Following completion of a major £1m overhaul A1 class, No. 60163 Tornado will return to the national network this summer, with its first train in June 2024 from the East Midlands and Yorkshire to the iconic Settle and Carlisle...

Read more

New Dates for Nene Valley Visit

1 Mar 2024 Friday

News Editor

Our Latest News

1416

  New build A1 Class locomotive, No. 60163 Tornado, is approaching the end of a major overhaul. The locomotive was committed to visit the Nene Valley Railway (NVR) as its first official engagement at the end of March. Unfortunately,...

Read more

Our Latest News

Archive

Boiler arrives in Darlington

16 July 2006

Tornado, Our Latest News

LAST MAJOR HURDLE OVERCOME AS BOILER FOR TORNADO ARRIVES IN DARLINGTON The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building the first new mainline steam locomotive in Britain...

The Communication Cord

01 June 2006

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

June 2006

The Communication Cord

01 March 2006

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

March 2006

The Communication Cord

01 November 2005

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

November 2005

Tornado to be tested at Great...

25 August 2005

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado set to strike at the Great Central Railway! Britain’s first new mainline steam engine to be built in 50 years will have a mainline home right from the moment it turns it’s first...

First Duchess from King's Cross...

23 July 2005

Tornado, Our Latest News

FIRST ‘DUCHESS’ FROM KING'S CROSS FOR 41 YEARS Steam-hauled train takes more than 400 supporters to see new steam locomotive under construction (Pictures from the actual run at bottom of this...

First126127128129131133134135Last