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Stockton & Darlington 200...

4 Oct 2025 Saturday

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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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Homecoming for Tornado

16 Sep 2025 Tuesday

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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...

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‘The Aberdonian’ - new...

12 September 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

We are pleased to announce ‘The Aberdonian’, a brand new programme of five steam-hauled trains between Edinburgh and Aberdeen for 2019. The launch train for ‘The Aberdonian’ will run on...

V4 design reaches pre-launch stage

06 September 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

We are pleased to announce that we have formed a new subsidiary, The V4 Steam Locomotive Company Limited, to carry out the building of our third new steam locomotive – the yet-to-be-named new...

August 2018

19 August 2018

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

Repair update - 10th August

11 August 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

** Note - We have been asked if Tornado will be in steam over the Bank Holiday weekend and advise that the loco will not be operating. We are approaching the final stage of reassembly and will...

Tornado's tender purchased - 28...

06 August 2018

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The 163 Pacifics Club raises over £200,000. On the day marking the 50th anniversary of the end of scheduled steam-hauled services on British Railways, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is delighted...

Tornado celebrates her birthday...

03 August 2018

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Over 100 supporters of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust gathered at Darlington Locomotive Works on Saturday 28th July to celebrate the tenth birthday of new steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado. The...

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