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12 Mar 2026 Thursday

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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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June 2011

05 June 2011

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

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Haynes launch the Tornado Manual

27 May 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

Haynes officially launch the new Tornado Manual: Tornado: The Story of a Steam Dream That Came True:  In 1990 a group of people came together to share an extraordinary ambition - to construct a...

Tornado's Brunswick Green Debut...

27 May 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the new £3m steam locomotive, will be back on Network Rail on Saturday 18th June 2011 with her debut main line passenger train in her new Brunswick green livery following her extended...

17th May - Main line test run...

17 May 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado will be back on the Network Rail main line tomorrow (18th May 2011) with two test runs from York to Scarborough and back following her extended winter maintenance period at the National...

Tornado back on the main line

17 May 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the new £3m steam locomotive, will be back on the Network Rail main line tomorrow (18th May 2011) with two test runs from York to Scarborough and back following her extended winter...

Tornado to hit Didcot!

14 May 2011

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Tornado to hit Didcot! New build Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam locomotive 60163 Tornado is to pay a whirlwind visit to Didcot Railway Centre, from 9th – 17th June 2011. It is expected...

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