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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...
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In December, the Trust was contacted by Hayden and Daniel, two media students at Totton College. They requested an interview for a short, one-off podcast on new build locomotives, evaluating the pros and cons of new build steam. In the...
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12 February 2018
Tornado, Our Latest News
We are delighted to announce that Darlington Borough Council has officially named a road in Darlington ‘Tornado Way’. This naming ceremony puts Tornado firmly on the Darlington map. The name of...
09 February 2018
Tom Ingall, who produced the ‘Absolutely Chuffed’ video when Tornado first entered traffic, was on board with a film crew for No. 60163’s 100mph dash down the East Coast Main Line. The fruits of...
29 January 2018
We are pleased to announce that the first components have been acquired for the Trust's third new steam locomotive – Gresley class V4 No. 3403. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) class...
16 January 2018
Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph
12 January 2018
The work continues at Locomotive Maintenance Services in Loughborough, encompassing a routine cylinder re-bore (which means, in theory, Tornado is at its greatest tractive ability with cylinders...
We are pleased to confirm that plans are at an advanced stage for the Bluebell Railway to again host Tornado. The locomotive will be at the railway for five days in 2018 to include the Spring...