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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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April update from Loughborough

08 April 2022

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Work on Tornado’s overhaul by the team at Locomotive Maintenance services (LMS) continues in Loughborough. The locomotive has been stripped down to the frames which dominate the...

Supplier approval for new...

14 March 2022

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As part of the work to install ETCS (European Train Control System) onto Tornado and other steam locomotives in the U.K. a supply of Turbo Generators is required. DB Meiningen of...

Further Heavy Overhaul Update

11 March 2022

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Those of you who have followed previous reports will recognise that we are now seven weeks into the overhaul of Tornado.  Good progress has been made since we started.  From this...

The Trust appoints Director of...

09 March 2022

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To meet the demands of a growing organisation, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has created the position of Director of Marketing and Communications to oversee all aspects of PR, promotion and...

First sod cut at the new...

04 March 2022

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Work has now officially begun on Darlington’s Railway Heritage Quarter which provides a new home for the Trust and will be at the heart of the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington...

Heavy overhaul update

25 February 2022

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The temporary workshop has been completed at Locomotive Maintenance Services, bar a few final touches, and the lighting and shelving are finished with items already in undercover storage, freeing...

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