The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust today announced that the naming ceremony for the new £3m steam locomotive 60163 Tornado will take place at York railway station at 10:00hrs on Thursday 19th February 2009 and is expected to be concluded by 11:00hrs.
We are deeply honoured that the naming will be conducted by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
We strongly recommend that anyone wishing to see the ceremony arrives at the station by 09:30hrs and please note that all nearby car parks are likely to be extremely busy.
We respectfully request that you do not contact the Trust directly for any further information as this will be posted on the website in due course.