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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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Welding Work Complete

21 May 2024 Tuesday

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We are pleased to report that the welding activity on the boiler of Tornado has been completed and a successful hydraulic test passed to the satisfaction of the inspector. Final reassembly continues with the cab refitted on Monday...

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Winter 2021

16 March 2021

Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord

March 2021

12 March 2021

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

February 2021

14 February 2021

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

January 2021

11 January 2021

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

Winter maintenance update

27 December 2020

Tornado, Our Latest News

Our last update saw Tornado just after the locomotive had been repainted in West Coast Railway’s paint shop.  On Tuesday 1st September, the day we had been waiting for eventually arrived and No....

December 2020

11 December 2020

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

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