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Tornado Returns to the Settle...

27 Mar 2024 Wednesday

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Following completion of a major £1m overhaul A1 class, No. 60163 Tornado will return to the national network this summer, with its first train in June 2024 from the East Midlands and Yorkshire to the iconic Settle and Carlisle...

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New Dates for Nene Valley Visit

1 Mar 2024 Friday

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  New build A1 Class locomotive, No. 60163 Tornado, is approaching the end of a major overhaul. The locomotive was committed to visit the Nene Valley Railway (NVR) as its first official engagement at the end of March. Unfortunately,...

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New ETCS Testing Plan Following...

21 Feb 2024 Wednesday

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During Tornado's overhaul, the locomotive has been fitted with European Train Control System (ETCS) equipment as part of the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) which will see digital signalling installed on the southern section of the east...

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Family tickets introduced on...

21 March 2023

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21st Century Steam Ltd is delighted to introduce a Family Ticket for a table for four on board it’s Aberdonian programme of trains from Edinburgh and Glasgow, offering more affordable...

ETCS advances

21 March 2023

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Rob Morland's team has been making signficant progress installing the Trust element of the ETCS wiring and the tender is now almost complete.  Everything is working according to the...

Doubling the power

16 March 2023

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Tornado - a boiler update

23 February 2023

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It seems like every other month brings another wave of obstacles and difficulties delaying Tornado's return to steam. Following the jubilation on the repatriation of the A1's...

ETCS Installation Project Milestone

20 February 2023

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As part of the development of the national rail network, the deployment of digital signalling has been authorised on the East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross. From 2026, all trains on...

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