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15 Jul 2026 Wednesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Roe as a Trustee of the charity and Operations Director. Paul joins the Board bringing extensive operational leadership experience together with a lifelong...

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Testing the ETCS on the...

01 June 2025

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On 3rd April, we started work in Coleham Yard, Shrewsbury, to prepare for the ETCS integration testing on the Cambrian.  This testing was the culmination of more than four years work on...

Summer Tours Announced for Tornado

19 May 2025

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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,...

The story behind testing the...

01 May 2025

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1. Locomotive and Coach Axle Driven Alternators (ADAs) - Following the discovery last year that one of the coach ADA internal pulleys had shed one of its flanges, we procured new stainless-steel...

‘World first’ digitally...

11 April 2025

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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...

Tornado to appear on 'The Great...

28 March 2025

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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...

Successful Test Runs for Tornado

28 March 2025

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On Wednesday 26th March, No. 60163 Tornado undertook a loaded test run as part of its main line tests ahead of passenger trains later this spring. The locomotive ran from Carnforth to...

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