NYMR Gala Competition winnner!

We have a winner in the "guess the mileage" competition at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Gala!  A big thank you to all those who entered the competition that ran during Tornado's visit to the...

Tornado to star at "Tyseley 101"

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 on...

Ride in an A1 cab at the WSR

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, is currently visiting the West Country for the first time. The locomotive arrived in Minehead on...

WSR Webcam action!

With Tornado in Somerset for the next two weeks, you can watch the loco close up on live stream web cams located at the following address    http://www.wsr.org.uk/webcam2.htm There are three web...

Whirlwind tour of West Somerset!

The new express steam locomotive number 60163 Tornado is due to arrive on the West Somerset Railway on the evening of Saturday May 30th at the head of a Pathfinder Railtours excursion train from...

Tornado heading for Wales

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, is visiting the West Country and Wales for the first time Saturday 30 May 2009, hauling special trains...