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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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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...
05 September 2023
Over 200 people came along to the very first Open Day at the new Darlington Locomotive Works on Saturday 5th August. Supporters and their guests braved torrential rain to get the first look at the...
The last week of August has seen some big milestones hit in Tornado's overhaul. In Loughborough, the driving wheels have been returned to the frames: a significant step fowards! The...
02 September 2023
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The ETCS batteries have been permanently wired up with cable management. These will be used with the Shore Power Supply to support testing of the tender mounted ETCS components. The...
09 August 2023
We have continued to make good progress on the electrical aspects of the overhaul and the fitting of ETCS to Tornado. For ETCS we are working in partnership with SNC-Lavalin and Thales on...
12 July 2023
After months of frustration and hard work on Tornado's boiler, we are delighted to report that following a successful hydraulic text last week, the boiler today passed its steam test. BES...
07 July 2023
The work on Tornado continues in Loughborough and Darlington. At LMS's works, we are now on the final straight ahead of re-wheeling the frames. During the overhaul we were aware of a minor...