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Engineering Director Opportunity

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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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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Podcast Project covers the P2...

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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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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Autumn 2025

9 Dec 2025 Tuesday

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May 2017

12 May 2017

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

Walton-on-the-Naze 150th...

11 May 2017

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado will make history when it arrives in Walton to commemorate the town rail station’s 150th anniversary this August.  For the first time people will have a chance to hop aboard a steam...

100mph film!

04 May 2017

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

April 2017

25 April 2017

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

Tornado reaches 100mph during...

12 April 2017

Tornado, Our Latest News

Whilst undertaking test runs in connection with raising its permitted maximum speed, new Peppercorn class A1 steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado has reached 100mph during trials conducted on the...

2017 Annual Convention Draw

04 April 2017

Tornado, Our Latest News

Announcing our 2017 Annual Convention Draw The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is pleased to announce the launch of our Annual Convention Prize Draw for 2017. The aim of the draw is to raise...

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