A1 Competition winners announced

West Somerset Competition   In a follow on to the NorthYorkshire Moors competiton, we invited visitors to the West Somerset Railway to guess how many miles Tornado would travel during her visit...

Tornado - the first 10,000 miles!

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will achieve her first 10,000 miles in service since her completion in 2008 whilst hauling the ‘Torbay...

'Tornado' to haul the 'Torbay...

Tornado’s next main line trains will be her first time hauling the ‘Torbay Express’ from Bristol to Paignton and Kingswear (Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway) and return every Sunday for six...

Tornado storms into Birmingham

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, is the star attraction at ‘Tyseley 101’, Birmingham’s Tyseley Locomotive Works’ annual open weekend...

Top Gear is back!

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, is to play a starring role in the first episode of the new series of the BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ programme....

Tornado heads back to London on...

After spending the past couple of weeks on the West Somerset Railway in Minehead, Tornado returns to London today on 'The Cathedrals Express', promoted by Steam Dreams. The train starts in...