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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...
09 February 2011
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Stuck for something special to give your loved one for Valentine's Day? Haven't got time to get to the shops before? Want to promise someone a great day out? We've got the answers! Mark Allatt,...
07 February 2011
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust and DB Meiningen representatives met a week ago and agreed a programme of works of repair for Tornado's firebox. The locomotive has been in intensive use for some...
With a cautious re-start on the support coach, efforts have concentrated on electrical and plumbing installation, with some work finishing the external preparation of the body. Paul Depledge...
05 February 2011
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February 2011
30 January 2011
Following on from Tornado’s hugely successful ‘Race to the North’ appearance on BBC TV’s Top Gear in June 2009 and a chapter devoted to driving her in James May’s recently published book ‘How to...
29 January 2011
On Sunday night (January 30th) at 8.00pm, Channel 5 is repeating its programme "Britain's Secret Schindler: Revealed" about Nicholas Winton. The precis is as follows: "This story of young Jews...