Skip to main content

News

FEATURED STORIES

Last-Built Class 08 Shunter...

26 Feb 2026 Thursday

News Editor

Tornado, Our Latest News, Our Latest News

890

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has confirmed an agreement with Railway Support Services for the hire of diesel shunter 08927 (D4157), which will take up duties as the depot shunter at Darlington Locomotive Works. Completed in December...

Read more

A1 Winter Maintenance

18 Feb 2026 Wednesday

News Editor

Our Latest News

537

As planned, Tornado is spending January and February at Darlington for winter maintenance and annual recertification.  The work started with a boiler washout and examination, with the safety valves removed for...

Read more

Engineering Director Opportunity

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

News Editor

Our Latest News, Our Latest News

2142

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, a registered charity, is seeking a Director to lead the engineering teams looking after its locomotives. Since forming in 1990, the Trust has enjoyed great success building and operating A1 Class No. 60163...

Read more

Our Latest News

Archive

Motion repair update

25 April 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

No time has been wasted in arranging the forging and machining of the replacement parts for Tornado's  motion.  Whilst we work hard with our partners to fully understand the causes of the failure...

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

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

Tornado - repair update

17 April 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

First3738394042444546Last