Tornado Steam Train


Tornado, the Peppercorn Class A1 engine was built in Darlington at a cost of £3 million following an 18-year fundraising campaign by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. It made it's first ever journey for fare paying passengers, travelling from York to Newcastle upon Tyne.

Tornado, the Peppercorn Class A1 engine was built in Darlington at a cost of £3 million following an 18-year fundraising campaign by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.

It made it's first ever journey for fare paying passengers, travelling from York to Newcastle upon Tyne.

Tornado passes Pilmoor, near York. Picture by John Hall

Tornado passes Pilmoor, near York. Picture by John Hall


Tornado passes Pilmoor, near York. Picture by John Hall The Tornado steam train, the first new mainline steam engine to be built in Britain for almost 50 years, speeds along the Durham City viaduct
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Tornado, the Peppercorn Class A1 engine was built in Darlington at a cost of £3 million following an 18-year fundraising campaign by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. It made it's first ever journey for fare paying passengers, travelling from York to Newcastle upon Tyne.

3:48pm Tue 3 Feb 09

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