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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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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

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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...

Portillo on Tornado

07 January 2011

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Many people are currently enjoying Michael Portillo's "Great British Railway Journeys" on BBC2 weekeday evenings at 6.30pm. Michael is following Bradshaw's guide round the British Isles to produce...

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