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Army on Track at DLW

17 Jul 2024 Wednesday

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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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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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ELR - stay extended

30 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Due to the postponement of Tornado's tour on the 3rd of November (now scheduled for 2011), 60163 will staying an extra week at the East Lancashire Railway and working service trains there over the...

The Royal Borderer

14 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

A rather grand day out re-tracing a major part of last year's famous BBC TV's Top Gear ‘Race to the North'. Tornado features again heading the special train all the way from York to Edinburgh and...

Tornado: 21st Century Steam

12 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

TORNADO: 21ST CENTURY STEAMSupport The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, solve a Christmas gift problem ­and save money!It¹s the perfect Christmas gift for a relative or friends - the long-awaited...

'afore ye go.....

11 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Trust has established a Legacy Giving facility...... Now that Tornado is with us, we want to secure the locomotive into the future. We have also commenced a Feasibility Study to evaluate...

"Central Steam" on the TV

07 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado is to be featured on a new TV series called "Central Steam" on the Discovery Shed Channel.  Isis Media have made a multi-part series documenting a year in the life of the Great Central...

Barrow Hill Open Day

05 October 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Following The A1 Steam Trust's convention on Saturday 9th October (for which Barrow Hill is closed to the public), Tornado will be in action on the demonstration line during the Roundhouse Open...

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