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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...
18 March 2020
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Coronavirus Covid -19 Statement The Trustees of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust have been following the guidance from the Government and NHS on the Coronavirus. This week the guidance and direction...
17 March 2020
Covid-19 Corona Virus - Update Following the guidance issued by the government yesterday evening restricting non essential travel, we are taking the responsible decision to postpone ‘The Fen...
09 March 2020
Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord
06 March 2020
Here is another update from Richard Pearson following the progress of Tornado’s winter overhaul. All photos by Richard Pearson. In order to ensure we have the funds available for No....
From the 21st to the 25th May, Tornado will be operating trains on the Nene Valley Railway and will also be available for a limited number of driver experience courses. The period encompasses the...
04 March 2020
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