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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...
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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...
05 April 2011
Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph
April 2011
31 March 2011
Tornado, Our Latest News
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is delighted to announce that Tornado's boiler today passed its hydraulic test at DB Meiningen, Germany at 375psi. The boiler will shortly be dispatched to the...
15 March 2011
TORNADO: 21ST CENTURY STEAM It’s been hailed as the Railway Book of the Year… have you got your copy yet? National newspapers and all the major railway publications have poured praise on the...
08 March 2011
Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord
Winter 2011
07 March 2011
Work continues at DB Meiningen on repairs to Tornado's firebox. All replacement stays are in place with over half of the final welding required now completed. The replacement firebox side...
05 March 2011
March 2011