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9 Dec 2025 Tuesday

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Stockton & Darlington 200...

4 Oct 2025 Saturday

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Tornado, Our Latest News

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The 27th September 2025 marked 200 years to the date that Locomotion No.1 hauled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public passenger railway. To mark the occasion Tornado was in...

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Homecoming for Tornado

16 Sep 2025 Tuesday

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Just over two weeks before the historic 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), world famous steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado has returned to its home in Darlington for the celebrations. Significantly, it is the...

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60163 Tornado, Britain’s new £3...

14 October 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 star in a 30...

Last chance to see 60163...

09 October 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 haul her last...

Limited edition model of...

14 September 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

In association with The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, TMC has launched a very limited edition model of 60163 Tornado in her launch livery of works grey which she will wear until the completion of...

Tornado on TV II: How do they...

10 September 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

Robert Llewellyn witnesses the construction of the first new steam locomotive to be built in Britain in over 40 years For more information...

Tornado on TV

09 September 2008

Tornado, Our Latest News

BBC 4 is showing a documentary about the project to build 60163 Tornado. From start to finish, featuring key moments like the cutting of the first metal, the trip to Meiningen, the steam test and...

Tornado's first public...

07 September 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 hauled her first...

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