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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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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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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...
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...
23 July 2005
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...
15 July 2005
TORNADO’S TENDER SPONSORED BY WILLIAM COOK CAST PRODUCTS LIMITED Only another £385,000 needed to complete new steam locomotive by November 2007 The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered...
01 May 2005
Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord
May 2005
21 February 2005
LAST MAJOR HURDLE OVERCOME AS BOILER ORDERED FOR NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE Future of mainline steam secure as boiler for No. 60163 Tornado to be completed in June 2006 [caption...
01 February 2005