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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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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...
02 October 2000
FIRST WHEELS FITTED TO NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TORNADO Significant new developments at Darlington Locomotive Works The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building the first...
24 July 2000
THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN David Champion resigns due to family and business reasons. The trustees of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is...
14 July 2000
ALL SIX 6ft 8in DRIVING WHEELS FOR NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE COMPLETED Finished wheelsets delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works and trial fitted to axleboxes The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust,...
20 April 2000
MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR NEW 21ST CENTURY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE Major Motion Components Forged The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is building the first new mainline steam...
20 March 2000
NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE APPRENTICES FOR 21ST CENTURY First outside contract for Darlington Locomotive Works New steam locomotive apprentices are being hired to build new steam locomotives...
20 December 1999
FIRST MOTION COMPONENTS FOR NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE DELIVERED 250 attend Convention to see Tornado’s ‘face’ for the first time The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity that is...