Maintenance update

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust today announced that Tornado’s scheduled winter maintenance period will be extended by two months to the end of April. This extension will necessitate the...

Hornby announce a new "Tornado"

Hornby have announced that they will be producing an OO gauge Tornado as a special addition (R3070) in the main range and also in their Railroad range (R3060) in 2011. The new Hornby Tornado...

Hold the Brunswick green!

Hang on chaps, I've got a better idea..... Why don't we paint her in LNER livery as Peppercorn intended? - David Elliott I mean, doesn't it look good? -  David Elliott You can't even see the...

Webshop closed for Christmas

The A1 webshop is now closed and no orders will be sent until the 3rd of January On the first day of Christmas Tornado sent to me..... a terrific "Gomm" badge featuring Tornado carrying a...

To Chester at the weekend!

The Cathedrals Express heads to Chester this weekend, allowing passengers time to explore this historic city.  Founded 2,000 years ago on the banks of the River Dee, it is the most complete walled...

December 2010

December 2010