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Celebration of Steam in...

20 Jun 2025 Friday

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This September marks the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The eyes of the world will be on the North East for Railway 200, and as part of the celebrations Hopetown, Darlington will play host to a...

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Summer Tours Announced for Tornado

19 May 2025 Monday

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We are pleased to announce the following dates, that we have agreed with The Railway Touring Company, which will feature Tornado on a range of interesting tours starting in Bristol, London and York taking the locomotive into...

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‘World first’ digitally...

11 Apr 2025 Friday

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This week has seen the start of testing at speed for the world’s first operational steam locomotive to be fitted with ETCS (European Train Control System) technology. Tornado – a modern steam locomotive built in 2008 – is the...

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11th May - North Wales beckons.

05 April 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

Pathfinder tours are organising a great run out to Holyhead in May.  Starting off diesel hauled from the Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Midlands stations the train first heads for the famous railway...

Tornado - a sign of the times!

03 April 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

The Railway Tavern in High Northgate, Darlington, the world's first railway inn, has recently had a new pub sign painted by renowned railway artist Ted Parker.  The double-sided sign features...

April 2013

01 April 2013

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

April 2013

April 1st - Support coach preview!

30 March 2013

Tornado, Our Latest News

In 2010, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust launched a public appeal for funding to help pay for the provision of a support coach to accompany Tornado on its tours around the length and breadth of the...

11th June - 'The Elizabethan'

13 March 2013

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London King’s Cross to Edinburgh on Tuesday 11th June 2013 with No. 60163 Tornado and Deltic No. D9009 Alycidon Following the extraordinary success of this train during the year of the Queen's...

March 2013

01 March 2013

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

March 2013

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