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Army on Track at DLW

17 Jul 2024 Wednesday

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Now that the dust has settled after the election, and rules around purdah lifted, we can tell you all about the hive of activity at DLW at the start of June! In the first weekend in June, 507 STRE (Railway Infrastructure) Royal Engineers...

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A1SLT Signs Armed Forces Covenant

21 Jun 2024 Friday

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On the evening of Wednesday 12th June, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust officially signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant. The signatories were AVM Ranald Munro CB CBE TD VR DL, Brigadier Anna Kimber, Captain Will Blackett RN and, from the...

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Tornado Moves to the Great Central

24 May 2024 Friday

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On 23rd May, Tornado left the Locomotive Maintenance Services (LMS) works bound for the Great Central Railway (GCR).  Following arrival at the railway, there have been a number of small finishing and snagging jobs to complete, but...

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Tornado in Crewe this weekend

09 April 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

After another successful visit to the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire, Tornado is being moved to Crewe in preparation for a return to main line tour duties.  The locomotive will be in...

Border Raider - change of date!

02 April 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado will be travelling to Carlisle over the fearsome Shap Bank and taking in the fabulous scenery of the Cumbrian Fells and the Settle to Carlisle railway with ‘The Border Raider’ on Thursday...

French launch A1 project - if only!

01 April 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Sorry folks!  It's April the 1st!   At a press conference at their Pichon-Longueville headquarters, Ajesta, the French preservation society, announced their bold initiative to build a Chapelon A1...

Support Coach Appeal announced

28 March 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

The support coach currently being used by the Trust is usually to be seen with the Thompson B1 61264. As this historic locomotive is due to return to traffic after overhaul later this year, the...

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March/April 2010

Tornado touches down in...

14 March 2010

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The world famous steam engine, Tornado touches down in Leicestershire this week. The celebrity “Peppercorn A1 pacific” which has got everybody talking following a starring appearance on BBC’s Top...

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