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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...
28 February 2018
Tornado, Our Latest News
At the annual Heritage Railway Association awards ceremony held at the Burlington Arcade Hotel in Birmingham on 10th February, the Trust was honoured to be awarded not one but two national prizes....
22 February 2018
Join us on board ‘The Devonian’ for a wonderful trip to the West Country with Tornado. Departing from Birmingham Snow Hill station our train will be hauled as far as Bristol by a Class 67...
14 February 2018
Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph
12 February 2018
We are delighted to announce that Darlington Borough Council has officially named a road in Darlington ‘Tornado Way’. This naming ceremony puts Tornado firmly on the Darlington map. The name of...
09 February 2018
Tom Ingall, who produced the ‘Absolutely Chuffed’ video when Tornado first entered traffic, was on board with a film crew for No. 60163’s 100mph dash down the East Coast Main Line. The fruits of...
29 January 2018
We are pleased to announce that the first components have been acquired for the Trust's third new steam locomotive – Gresley class V4 No. 3403. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) class...