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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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4 Jul 2025 Friday

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Tornado - a further update

20 April 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

Following Tornado’s failure on ‘The Ebor Flyer’ at Sandy on Saturday 14th April 2018, the locomotive was hauled to Peterborough by GBRF class 66 No. 66744 Crossrail, removed from the train at...

April 2018

20 April 2018

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Tornado - repair update

17 April 2018

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust would like to apologise for the disruption caused to passengers travelling on ‘The Ebor Flyer’ on Saturday 14th April 2018 and passengers on other trains,...

'The Ebor Flyer' - update

14 April 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is disappointed to announce that No. 60163 Tornado failed whilst hauling ‘The Ebor Flyer’ on Saturday 14th April 2018 south of Peterborough. The failure was due to...

April fool! Tornado NOT to be...

01 April 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

TORNADO TO BE RENAMED TYPHOON FOLLOWING RAF JET’S RETIREMENT The A1 Steam locomotive Trust has a long history of running inventive April Fool pranks.... please be assured that this was our effort...

Tornado at ten photographic...

23 March 2018

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Tornado at Ten - Photography Competition We would like to invite both budding and more established photographers to enter their photos of Tornado in her tenth year. The winner will receive two...

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