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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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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...
22 February 2012
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Malcolm Crawley, one of the Trust’s Vice Presidents, on Sunday. Malcolm was a Doncaster Works premium apprentice 1947–52 under Arthur...
21 February 2012
Here are some more images which illustrate the work going into Tornado's winter overhaul and which illustrate the process of continual improvement being undertaken by David Elliott and the...
15 February 2012
Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will start her 2012 season of trains running-in on the Mid Hants Railway at Alton, Hants over the...
06 February 2012
Locomotive Manager Appointed The Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of John Wilkinson to the newly created position as Locomotive Manager. John will be responsible for day to day...
Work on the new support coach (Mark 1 BCK E21249) has continued at Darlington over the past three months. Paul Depledge has spent some time working on the electrical system, fitting the locomotive...
Following the short notice substitution of Tornado for King Edward I on 'The William Shakespeare' tour from London to Stratford-upon-Avon on 30th December, the locomotive made her way to Ropley on...