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Last-Built Class 08 Shunter...

26 Feb 2026 Thursday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has confirmed an agreement with Railway Support Services for the hire of diesel shunter 08927 (D4157), which will take up duties as the depot shunter at Darlington Locomotive Works. Completed in December...

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A1 Winter Maintenance

18 Feb 2026 Wednesday

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As planned, Tornado is spending January and February at Darlington for winter maintenance and annual recertification.  The work started with a boiler washout and examination, with the safety valves removed for...

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Engineering Director Opportunity

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, a registered charity, is seeking a Director to lead the engineering teams looking after its locomotives. Since forming in 1990, the Trust has enjoyed great success building and operating A1 Class No. 60163...

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The Tornado Story at Locomotion

19 March 2012

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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

Mills & Boon gets hot and...

28 February 2012

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Together with The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, the romance publisher makes tracks to create one woman’s dream steam train proposal 29th February is traditionally the only day a woman can propose to...

Winter 2012

27 February 2012

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

Winter 2012

Malcolm Crawley

22 February 2012

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Malcolm Crawley, one of the Trust’s Vice Presidents, on Sunday.   Malcolm was a Doncaster Works premium apprentice 1947–52 under Arthur...

Further overhaul update

21 February 2012

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Here are some more images which illustrate the work going into Tornado's winter overhaul and which illustrate the process of continual improvement being undertaken by David Elliott and the...

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