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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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Podcast Project covers the P2...

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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In December, the Trust was contacted by Hayden and Daniel, two media students at Totton College. They requested an interview for a short, one-off podcast on new build locomotives, evaluating the pros and cons of new build steam. In the...

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Autumn 2025

9 Dec 2025 Tuesday

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Mills & Boon gets hot and...

28 February 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

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

Tornado, Our Latest News

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

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

Tornado prepares for the 2012...

15 February 2012

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will start her 2012 season of trains running-in on the Mid Hants Railway at Alton, Hants over the...

Locomotive Manager appointed

06 February 2012

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Locomotive Manager Appointed The Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of John Wilkinson to the newly created position as Locomotive Manager. John will be responsible for day to day...

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