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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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Tornado to appear on 'The Great...

28 Mar 2025 Friday

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We are pleased to announce that Tornado has been requested to haul three legs of Railway Touring Company’s ‘Great Britain’ land cruise in five week’s time.  Tornado will haul the following...

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'The Elizabethan'

14 April 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

Wednesday 25th July 2012 With A1 60163 Tornado and Deltic D9009 Alycidon Tornado proudly bears 'The Elizabethan' headboard - Ken Horan In order to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II,...

Steel, Steam & Stars III

13 April 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

THERE'S something a bit remarkable happening at the Llangollen Railway this Friday... THIS Friday, April 20th, Carrog station, at 11.30 - a media photocall you really shouldn't miss... IT'S JUST...

March 2012

31 March 2012

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

March 2012

Safeguarding Tornado's future

24 March 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the registered charity behind the new steam locomotive 60163 Tornado, is delighted to announce the formation a group for younger Tornado fans – and has already...

The Tornado Story at Locomotion

19 March 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

An exhibition exploring the building of Britain’s newest main line steam locomotive, Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado, opens at Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon on Saturday...

February 2012

01 March 2012

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

February 2012

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