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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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‘World first’ digitally...

11 Apr 2025 Friday

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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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Tornado to appear on 'The Great...

28 Mar 2025 Friday

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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...

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Local MP Alan Milburn Supports...

22 January 2004

Tornado, Our Latest News

LOCAL MP PRAISES TORNADO PROJECT The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building the first new main line steam locomotive in Britain for over 40 years, today welcomed the...

Local MP Praised Project

22 January 2004

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LOCAL MP PRAISES TORNADO PROJECT The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building the first new main line steam locomotive in Britain for over 40 years, today welcomed the...

Tornado moves on own wheels for...

05 October 2002

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NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE MOVES FOR FIRST TIME ON OWN WHEELS 150 to attend Convention to review progress The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building the first new...

To move on own wheels

29 September 2002

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NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TO MOVE FOR FIRST TIME ON SATURDAY 150 to attend Convention on Saturday 5th October to review progress The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is...

More progress

03 August 2002

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MORE PROGRESS ON NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TORNADO The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building, Tornado, the first new mainline steam locomotive in Britain for 40 years...

Progress continues

13 June 2002

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building, Tornado, the first new mainline steam locomotive in Britain for 40 years at a cost of over £1.7 million, today announced...

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