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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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Summer 2012

01 December 2012

Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord

Autumn 2012

21 November 2012

Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord

Autumn 2012 

Unveiling in blue - an update!

20 November 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

The unveiling of Tornado in her new BR Express Passenger Blue livery is taking place at Didcot Railway Centre at 1.00pm on Sunday 25th November 2012. Covenantors should receive...

November 2012

16 November 2012

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

November 2012

October 2012

30 October 2012

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

October 2012

6th November - repainting progress

05 October 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

By the first week in November, top coats were being applied to the loco - David Elliott The deep lustre of the finish can be appreciated in this shot - David Elliott Ian Matthews, see here...

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