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9 Dec 2025 Tuesday

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Stockton & Darlington 200...

4 Oct 2025 Saturday

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Tornado, Our Latest News

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The 27th September 2025 marked 200 years to the date that Locomotion No.1 hauled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public passenger railway. To mark the occasion Tornado was in...

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Homecoming for Tornado

16 Sep 2025 Tuesday

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Just over two weeks before the historic 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), world famous steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado has returned to its home in Darlington for the celebrations. Significantly, it is the...

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Tornado to appear on 'The Great...

28 March 2025

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We are pleased to announce that Tornado has been requested to haul three legs of Railway Touring Company’s ‘Great Britain’ land cruise in five week’s time.  Tornado...

Successful Test Runs for Tornado

28 March 2025

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On Wednesday 26th March, No. 60163 Tornado undertook a loaded test run as part of its main line tests ahead of passenger trains later this spring. The locomotive ran from Carnforth to...

Winter 2025

24 March 2025

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Tornado returns to the main line!

24 March 2025

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Tornado is now fully certified for the main line having completed a light engine move to Carnforth on 7th March.  It has been a long old slog to get to this happy state of affairs but we now...

March tracklaying progress

23 March 2025

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32 Regiment were on site from 18th November, 18 guys & girls. After an introduction at DLW we walked them round the site explaining the work to be done. In the afternoon work started on...

March ETCS update.

23 March 2025

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All the locomotive and coach electrical systems are now operational.  Priority work during the period has included closing out ETCS project actions and completing electrical certification...

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