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A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado

  • Tornado’s 2020 tour diary takes shape

    Tornado’s 2020 tour diary takes shape

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 locomotive’s main line calendar. The first confirmed booking is the ‘Fen & Fells Flyer’ on April 4, which starts diesel-hauled in Cambridge, running via Ely, March and Peterborough, and down…

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  • A1 Trust orders TWO new boilers from DB Meiningen

    A1 Trust orders TWO new boilers from DB Meiningen

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 of Wales. The £1million order by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) covers not only the boiler for the Gresley Mikado, but also a second identical boiler for the trust’s…

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