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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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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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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...
07 November 2018
Tornado, Our Latest News
Following the decision of the Trustees of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust to withdraw No. 60163 Tornado from traffic for the remainder of 2018 in order to complete the re-certification of the...
05 November 2018
Tornado’s first Santa Steam Specials on the Nene Valley Railway We are pleased to announce that Tornado will be spending the remainder of 2018 and early 2019 on the Nene Valley Railway near...
30 October 2018
Following discussions with our operator DB Cargo, the trustees of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust have decided to withdraw No. 60163 Tornado from traffic for the remainder of 2018 in order to...
29 October 2018
Our hoped-for quick return to operations following the valve gear failure on the Ebor flyer on 14th April did not happen for a variety of reasons. However Saturday 6th October was a significant...
18 October 2018
APPEAL LAUNCHED TO CELEBRATE TORNADO’S 10TH BIRTHDAY AND IMMINENT RETURN TO MAIN LINE ‘I ♥ 60163’ fundraising campaign towards repairs We have launched a new fundraising campaign to...
10 October 2018
Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph