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9 Dec 2025 Tuesday

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Stockton & Darlington 200...

4 Oct 2025 Saturday

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Tornado, Our Latest News

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The 27th September 2025 marked 200 years to the date that Locomotion No.1 hauled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public passenger railway. To mark the occasion Tornado was in...

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Homecoming for Tornado

16 Sep 2025 Tuesday

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Just over two weeks before the historic 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), world famous steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado has returned to its home in Darlington for the celebrations. Significantly, it is the...

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Tornado to miss Preston Guild

09 May 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

We are very disappointed to announce that we are unable visit the Ribble Steam Railway (RSR) with Tornado as previously announced. It was necessary to withdraw the locomotive from this visit...

50,000 miles and counting!

24 April 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado has achieved yet another milestone during her visit to the Llangollen Railway.  Whilst operating trains on the 22nd of April she clocked up her 50,000th mile in traffic, reaching...

Steel, Steam & Stars III - more!

19 April 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

STEAM locomotives from the four corners of Britain have begun converging on the superbly-scenic Llangollen Railway on the Shropshire/Cheshire/Denbighshire borders, arriving in convoys by heavy...

April 2012

17 April 2012

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

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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...

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