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12 Mar 2026 Thursday

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Last-Built Class 08 Shunter...

26 Feb 2026 Thursday

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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...

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A1 Winter Maintenance

18 Feb 2026 Wednesday

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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...

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Volunteers and Tornado - 'Best...

09 June 2017

Tornado, Our Latest News

Best of British magazine has named volunteers as the number one thing that makes Britain great, in a list of 250 Things That Make Britain Great, published in its May issue.  The list was compiled...

'Matey' - one last time

28 May 2017

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado heads to Cornwall on Spring Bank Holiday and will carry the 'Matey' headboard in memory of the late Ray Towell.  Ray had a house in Cornwall and always felt a strong pull to the west,...

Spring 2017

23 May 2017

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Spring 2017

Tornado - the 100mph Steam...

16 May 2017

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Tom Ingall's documentary is now available on iPlayer - click here.  

May 2017

12 May 2017

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

11 May 2017

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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...

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