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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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Exciting Autumn Tours for Tornado

19 September 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in the UK for almost 50 years, will be visiting towns the length and breadth of Britain between now and Christmas. Although completed...

Back at the West Somerset

08 September 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado made its return to the West Somerset Railway during the successful "Late Summer Weekend" of September 4th and 5th where it "headlined" the event alongside two other giants of steam Great...

25,000 miles and still going...

06 September 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Although Tornado made her first moves just over two years ago, the locomotive has already clocked up 25,000 miles in service.  The landmark mileage was recorded on the southbound leg of August...

Barrow Hill Driver Experience Days

02 September 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Driver Experience Days at Barrow Hill, Chesterfield with A1 Pacific Tornado The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, in conjunction with Barrow Hill Roundhouse, is pleased to announce that Tornado will be...

Tornado back at the "Wizzer"

01 September 2010

Tornado, Our Latest News

Although boiler problems precluded its planned appearance at the West Somerset Railway in July the WSR can announce revised dates for the visit of the new express steam locomotive number 60163...

September 2010

01 September 2010

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

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