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Celebration of Steam in...

20 Jun 2025 Friday

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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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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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April 2011

05 April 2011

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

April 2011

Tornado Update 31.03.11

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...

Tornado: 21st Century Steam

15 March 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

Winter 2011

08 March 2011

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

Winter 2011  

Tornado Update 07.03.11

07 March 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

March 2011

05 March 2011

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

March 2011

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