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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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Tornado - five incredible years!

04 November 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is today celebrating the fifth anniversary of Tornado's first main line outing on 4th November 2008. Tornado is seen on the turntable at Scarborough on November...

September 2013

11 October 2013

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

September 2013

Tornado heads to the Mid Hants

09 October 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado makes a return visit to The Mid Hants Railway as one of the star guest locomotives as part of their annual Autumn Steam Spectacular 25-27 October . Tornado will join fellow main line...

Get (a tender) behind Tornado

30 September 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

GET (A TENDER) BEHIND TORNADO Join the 163 Pacifics Club and make Tornado debt free.  Since Tornado's first moves in 2008 all of us have worked hard to repay the debt incurred during the...

Accucraft launches Gauge 1...

21 September 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

Accucraft and The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust are delighted to announce the production of a live steam, Gauge 1, model of Tornado, the prototype of which has written a new chapter in the annals of...

An A1 at New Street, Birmingham

16 September 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

Birmingham New Street Station once echoed the sounds of steam, but has not seen a steam train enter the station northbound through its famous tunnels for over 40 years.  The station, electrified...

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