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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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The Communication Cord, The Communication Cord, The Communication Cord

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Boiler work - an update

07 February 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

Support coach progress

07 February 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

February 2011

05 February 2011

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

February 2011

Top Gear Tornado - the magazine

30 January 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

Tornado on Channel 5

29 January 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

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...

Tornado's boiler - an update

12 January 2011

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust today announced that Tornado’s boiler would be returning to its manufacturer, DB Meiningen, in Germany, following the discovery that more extensive repairs to...

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