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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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November 2016

01 November 2016

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

Tornado to get state-of-the-art...

04 October 2016

Tornado, Our Latest News

90mph testing for Tornado in spring 2017, new mainline connected base and Gresley class V4 planned The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust announced at its Annual Convention on Saturday 1st October that...

Saturday 1st October - The...

04 October 2016

Tornado, Our Latest News

The Trust team David Elliott and Gemma Braithwaite address the audience - Bob Hughes Graham Langer hands over a cheque for £10,000 from Accucraft - Bob Hughes The sales team, Mark...

October 2016

01 October 2016

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

Friday 26th August - a new...

14 September 2016

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust and the Royal Air Force were delighted to announce the affiliation of the locomotive with RAF Marham as part of the station’s centenary celebrations. To mark the...

September 2016

01 September 2016

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

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