PEPPERCORN ‘A1’ Pacific No. 60163 Tornado looks set to have another busy year on the national network in 2020 as more dates are added to the
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Tag: A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
‘P2’ fundraising receives two-thirds of £5m target
THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) has announced it has received pledges for more than two-thirds of the £5million required to complete its new-build Gresley
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Tornado set for ‘Great Britain’ debut
CONTINUING co-operation between West Coast Railways and The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust means Peppercorn ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado will make its debut on the ‘Great Britain’
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A1 trust takes delivery of first new components for ‘V4’ project
THE first new components for the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s (A1SLT) third new-build locomotive – Gresley ‘V4’ 2-6-2 No. 3403 – have been delivered to Darlington
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‘P2’ construction makes progress behind the scenes
Things may appear to have gone quiet in Darlington, but the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust continues to make what it described as “a lot of essential but relatively unspectacular” progress.
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A1 Trust orders TWO new boilers from DB Meiningen
GERMAN steam locomotive works Dampflokwerk Meiningen has been awarded the contract to construct the new Diagram 118a boiler for new-build LNER ‘P2’ 2-8-2 No. 2007 Prince
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A1 trust reveals key design changes for new Gresley ‘V4’
THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) is making headway with preparations to launch its project to build new Gresley class ‘V4’ No. 3403 in the spring
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West Coast takes on ‘Torbay’ and Tornado main line work
West Coast Railway Company has won more high-profile work after DB Cargo decided to reduce its main line steam activities.
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Coming up in Issue 253 of HR: New V4: plan of action ahead of 2020 launch
A BLUEPRINT for the strategy to build a new Gresley LNER V4 2-8-2 has been drawn up prior to the formal launch of the project.
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Tornado returns to action with Scottish adventures
There was disappointment later in the day when Class 55 No. D9009 Alycidon failed on the return leg.
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