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ORR Certification as Tornado...

25 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, conducted a successful test run on Wednesday 28th January 2009 from York to Leeds and return.  Two...

Update: First main line...

25 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

First main line passenger train for new £3m steam locomotive on 31 January 2009 Second train on 1 February 2009  from Doncaster to Durham with seats available for the general public Tornado, the...

Tornado on TV

24 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

60163 Tornado will feature in the Darlington-based edition of Flog It! part of which was filmed at Darlington Locomotive Works last summer. It will be broadcast on BBC2 at 15:45hrs on Wednesday...

Changes to Sunday 1st February...

23 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has been advised by Network Rail and the British Transport Police that due to significant concerns regarding crowd control at Newcastle Central station on Sunday 1st...

Change of date for The...

21 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

The date has moved to Saturday 18th April 2009 - The Yorkshire Pullman - Kings Cross to York and now return by Tornado hauling the VSOE British Pullman train. Booking via Steam Dreams 01483 209886.

First main line passenger train...

18 January 2009

Tornado, Our Latest News

Tornado, the first new main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, will haul her first passenger train on the Network Rail main line from York to Newcastle-upon-Tyne and...

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