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2016CHRISTMAS TO SPRING No. 60163 TORNADO 2017 DIARY 2017 MAIN LINE TOURS AND HERITAGE RAILWAY VISITS PROGRAMME FROM THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST

6 0163 TORNADO New Steam for the Main Line Introduction TORNADO ON TOUR CONTENTS CHRISTMAS 2016 TO SPRING 2017 Stephen Dance elcome to the official guide to W No. 60163 Tornado’s main line and heritage railway programme for Christmas

Mandy Grant 2016 to spring 2017. The second half of 2016 saw Tornado visit Chesterfield with ‘The Robin Hood’, The Severn Valley Railway with ‘The Severn Valley Venturer’ and Lincoln with ‘The Magna Carta’, The Nene Valley Railway’s East Coast Revival event in August was also a success. Tornado returned to SVR at the end of September to meet Flying Scotsman at the PAGE 2 Power Pacific Event. In addition to our own tours, Tornado Tornado on tour worked several ‘Belmond British Pullman’s’ and finished the ‘Torbay Express’ season. 2016 to Spring 2017 We have 2 trains for the Christmas season. On Thursday 1st December 2016 Tornado PAGE 3 will leave London Victoria with ‘The Bath Spa Christmas Express’ and head for the spa city of Bath and the historic port of Bristol. The second Christmas tour is ‘The Introduction Christmas Canterbury Tale’ on Monday 12th December. Tornado will set out from PAGE 5 London Victoria, picking up passengers at Bromley South and Sevenoaks. On Saturday 11th February 2017, Tornado will take ‘The Red Rose’ from London On board our trains Victoria to Cosford, Telford Central and Shrewsbury. There is a choice of which stop PAGE 7 you take, incorporating either a visit to the RAF Museum, the Blists Hill Museum or the ‘The Bath Spa gem of a town Shrewsbury. st Christmas Express’ Wednesday 1 March, will see Tornado haul ‘The Saint David’ from London Paddington to Cardiff, picking up passengers at Slough, Reading and Swindon. The outward journey PAGE 9 is via the South Wales Main Line through Bristol Parkway and the Severn Tunnel. ‘The Christmas On Saturday 29th April 2017 our tour will set out from Leicester and head to Carlisle. Canterbury Tale’ No.60163 Tornado will haul ‘The North Briton’ from Doncaster to Carlisle and Carlisle to Newcastle. This is the first time for the Trust to start a tour from Leicester. PAGE 11 ‘The Heart of Midlothian’ on Monday 1st May will set out from Peterborough and l th – ‘The North 2016 2017 Saturday 29 April ‘The Red Rose’ head to Edinburgh, picking up at several stops along the way. Tornado will head this Briton’ – Leicester to Carlisle – train from Newcastle to Edinburgh and back to York. The outward journey from l st – ‘The l th – Thursday 1 December Saturday 4 February A1SLT promoted tour – bookings PAGE 12-13 Peterborough to Newcastle and the return journey from York to Peterborough will be Bath Spa Christmas Express’ – ‘Belmond British Pullman’ – The through UK Railtours hauled by a Class 67 diesel. London Victoria to Bath and Bristol Golden Age of Travel (Surrey Hills) Heritage Visits Saturday 6th May 2017 will see Tornado head back to her roots with ‘The Talisman’, – A1SLT promoted tour, bookings PAGE 15 l st – ‘The Heart heading from King’s Cross to Darlington. This will give passengers the opportunity to through UK Railtours l Saturday 11th February – Monday 1 May of Midlothian’ – Peterborough to ‘The Saint David’ view No.2007 Prince of Wales under construction at Darlington Locomotive Works – ‘The Red Rose’ – London Victoria by which time, the locomotive will be wheeled. This train will be electric hauled from l th – Edinburgh – A1SLT promoted tour – Wednesday 7 December to Cosford, Telford Central and PAGE 17 London to Doncaster. ‘Belmond British Pullman’ – The bookings through UK Railtours Shrewsbury - A1SLT promoted tour – ‘The North Briton’ On Saturday 29th May, ‘The Cornishman’ will head from London Paddington to Golden Age of Travel (Surrey Hills) bookings through UK Railtours PAGE 19 Penzance, Tornado’s first visit to Cornwall. This tour will have the option of visiting The l Saturday 6th May – ‘The Talisman’ Eden Project. l Monday 12th December – ‘The st – London King’s Cross to Darlington ‘The Heart of The beginning of 2017 will also see Tornado hauling the ‘Belmond British Pullman’ Christmas Canterbury Tale’ – London l Wednesday 1 March – ‘The – A1SLT promoted tour – bookings Midlothian’ from London Victoria, either as lunchtime Surrey Hills circulars or longer day trips to Victoria to Canterbury – A1SLT Saint David’ – London Paddington through UK Railtours Bath and Bristol. promoted tour – bookings through to Cardiff - A1SLT promoted tour – PAGE 21 As most of our main line trains for the foreseeable future will be promoted by the UK Railtours bookings through UK Railtours ‘The Talisman’ Trust, it is vital that we fill them. I would therefore ask that you look at the rest of this l Monday 29th May – ‘The PAGE 22 year’s programme to see which trains you can support and encourage your friends and l th – l st Saturday 17 December Friday 31 March – ‘Belmond Cornishman’ – London Paddington family to experience some of Tornado’s magic. ‘Belmond British Pullman’ – The A special souvenir British Pullman’ – The Golden Age of – Penzance - A1SLT promoted tour – We look forward to welcoming you on board. Golden Age of Travel (Surrey Hills) Travel (Surrey Hills) bookings through UK Railtours from your day out with Tornado PAGE 23 Please carefully check Tornado’s dates of operation using the relevant website links below as actual dates and times of ‘The Cornishman’

operation may vary from the above shown. Cover picture: Mandy Grant Mark Allatt Belmond British Pullman UK Railtours Chairman The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust

Tel: 020 3117 1300 Tel: 01438 715050 David Ireland Web: www.belmond.com/british-pullman-train Web: www.ukrailtours.com The Trust respectfully requests that anyone wanting to see Tornado follows the rules of the railway and only goes where permitted.

2 3 Tornado Follow us on Did you know that is the first new main line steam locomotive ON BOARD OUR TRAINS

to be built in Britain for almost 50 years? Robin Jones Visit: www.a1steam.com xperience the halcyon days of the Esteam age, when the pace of life was less frenetic and train travel was a more The last of the renowned Peppercorn class A1 steam However, for this to continue we still need your help enjoyable and romantic experience. locomotives was, tragically, scrapped in 1966. But, a – and you can come on board for the price of a pint of Relax in the ambience of a period brand new class A1, No.60163 Tornado, was brought to beer a week! By becoming a regular donor you can play railway carriage and gaze out on pleasant life by a dedicated team of volunteers. Now we need your your part in keeping Tornado on the main line and in pasturelands or dramatic mountain vistas help to keep Tornado on the main line and pay for future recognition of your support, you will receive: to the accompaniment of white wisps of overhauls - the last one cost almost £500,000. l A print showing Tornado hauling the south bound ‘Tyne steam as Tornado takes you on a journey The project to build a new Peppercorn class A1 Tornado’ at sunset to explore one of Britain’s many tourist was launched in 1990 and after 18 years of planning, l Access to view Tornado at all reasonable times destinations. construction and fundraising, the £3 million locomotive l The Trust’s newsletters on a regular basis Those booking First Class seating can was completed in August 2008 at the Trust’s workshop in l The opportunity to attend the Trust’s Annual Convention look forward to more spacious, luxurious Darlington. l The opportunity to attend days out at heritage railways seating in a more comfortable and roomy l Priority travel on Trust organised trains hauled by Tornado seat with curtains by the windows. For Funds to build Tornado were raised through deeds of l Your name inscribed on the Roll of Honour at Darlington the full experience, why not consider covenant, sponsorship (principal sponsor William Cook Locomotive Works the First Class Dining experience, with Cast Products Limited), loans and a bond issue. According silver service and freshly cooked food to The Times, Tornado is, “a hit across the length and Together we can keep Tornado on the main delivered to the table by smartly attired breadth of Britain”. line - become a covenantor today! waiting staff. Enjoy a full English breakfast on the outward journey and a relaxed four course dinner on the way home as the sun sets, the station lights twinkle and Tornado’s reassuring rhythmical exhaust sets the seal on a memorable day out. t SPARKLING WINE & CHAMPAGNE tAPERITIFS Alternatively, Standard Class seating is APERITIFS £3.90 Gh Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut, France Southern Comfort £3.50 WineSPARKLING WINE &Wine CHAMPAGNE Lis LisMartini ExtraSouthern Dry Comfort £3.90 Gh Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut, France Bronze (NV) International Wine Challenge 2014.Bronze Excellent(NV) International Wine Challengepartner 2014. Excellent for75cl partner light£52.00 for light (large measures) 37.5cl £27.00 SPIRITS £4.40 also available for those simply wishing to dishes based on white fish or chicken, green vegetables, salads and savoury Martini Extra£3.90 Dry £3.50 dishes based on white fish or chicken, green vegetables,cheese dishes. salads and savoury Glenfiddich Malt Jack Daniels Bourbon £3.90 Rocco Venezia Rosé, Italy 75cl £18.00 Bells Extra Special Scotch £3.90 cheese dishes. 37.5cl £27.00Vibrant rosé that shows plenty75cl of cherry fruit on the£52.00 generous palate. Vodka £3.90 Malibu £3.90 enjoy the scenery and have an enjoyable Rocco Prosecco Superiore di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene 75cl £18.00 Brut £3.90 Gordon’s Gin Delicious, abundant, creamy fizz with dry finish. Delicately flavoured citrus SPIRITS (large measures) Rocco Venezia Rosé, Italy notes including a twist of peel define this classic prosecco. Bacardi Rum The Severn Valley Venturer (miniatures) WHITE WINES Glenfiddich £4.20 Malt Day£4.40 Excursion Train Vibrant rosé that shows plenty of cherry fruit on theErrázuriz generous 1870 Peñuelas palate. Block Sauvignon Blanc, Chile LIQUEURS With grapes sourced from close to the Peñuelas Lake in Chile, 75cl an area £19.20 ideal for Courvoisier £3.90 day out. A buffet car is available in growing Sauvignon Blanc, this wine shows concentrated flavours of herbs, cut £3.90 Baileys London Victoria to the severn valley railway grass and tropical fruit. 75cl £18.00 DrambuieJack Daniels£3.90 Bourbon £3.90 Parini Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Italy Taylors LBV Port £3.90 A clean, refreshing, dry Pinot Grigio from the wine growing region 75cl that surrounds£16.30 Tia MariaBells Extra £3.30 Special Scotch £3.90 Venice. Distinctive bouquet of wild flowers, with touches of honey and banana. Soft, Cointreau Standard Class. Rocco Prosecco Superiore di Coneglianofresh e andValdobbiadene lively with a pleasing lingering after taste of ripe pears. Brut

Footsteps Chenin Blanc Western Cape, South Africa BEERSVodka (per bottle) £3.80 £3.90 Delicious, abundant, creamy fizz with dry finish.South Africa’sDelicately most popular, versatile flavoured grape variety. Cool-fermented 18.7cl citrus £5.10 to £3.80 Thursday 8th September preserve the freshness and acidity, with a touch of residual sweetness to Old Speckled Hen (per bottle) enhance the fruit and produce a wine to a medium-dry style. Spitfire (per bottle) £3.80 notes including a twist of peel define this classic prosecco. 75cl £18.00 BishopsMalibu Finger £3.80 £3.90 The Mk1 railway coach is a classic Footsteps Pinot Grigio Veneto, Italy 18.7cl £5.10 (per bottle) 2016 £4.10 A light, fruity, unoaked wine is made using this popular grape variety. Dry Pullman Ale but with plenty of green apple fruit and a good mouth feel. BulmersGordon’s Cider Gin£3.10 £3.90 Stella Artois £3.10 WHITE WINES ROSÉ WINE £3.00 Vendange White Zinfandel, California StoutBacardi Rum £3.90 design from the immediate post-war era Errázuriz 1870 Peñuelas Block SauvignonA delicious, medium-sweet Blanc, rosé made using Zinfandel Chile grapes,75cl macerated £16.30 for Carlsberg a short time to impart the salmon-pink colour, then cool- fermented to retain With grapes sourced from close to the Peñuelas Lakefreshness in andChile, acidity. an area ideal for SOFT DRINKS £2.00 Footsteps Rosé, California J20 Assorted Flavours £1.60 Principal Made mostly from Zinfandel grapes, grown in California’s warm18.7cl sunny £5.10 Mineral Water Sparkling / Still £1.10 growing Sauvignon Blanc, this wine shows concentratedCentral Valley. flavours Cool-fermented to preserve of the fruitherbs, and freshness, cut this wine Coke / Diet Coke / Fanta / 7Up / Tango £0.90 and was the predominant type during has a delicious grapey off-dry palate. LIQUEURS (miniatures) grass and tropical fruit. 75cl £19.20 Schweppes Mixers The Severn Valley Venturer RED WINES sponsor Callia Reservado Malbec San Juan, Argentina Courvoisier £4.20 A rich, powerful Malbec that shows a good concentration of 75clblackberry, £20.00 plum and herbal flavours alongside oak spice from the medium-toast American CRD LTD - THE the lifetime of the original Peppercorn Parini Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Italyand French oak employed during maturation. BaileysRAILWAY DINERS £3.90 Errázuriz 1870 Peñuelas Teno Block Merlot, Chile can cater for celebrations of all kinds, A clean, refreshing, dry Pinot Grigio from the wine growingThe warm summersregion and plentiful that sunshine surrounds of the Curicó region 75cl ripen £19.20 the including corporate events, weddings Day Excursion Train Merlot grapes to perfection to produce wine with a juicy plum fruit character Drambuieand parties. You will find the creativity £3.90 Venice. Distinctive bouquet of wild flowers, with toucheswith ofhints ofhoney oak and smooth and tanins onbanana. the finish. Soft, and variety of our menus will tempt the class A1 Pacifics. So, it is entirely Berri Estates Shiraz, South-Eastern Australia 75cl £16.30 taste buds of guests at any type of event This spicy, fruity Shiraz shows dark berry fruit flavours alongside juicy, soft Taylors– large or small. Please LBV speak to us Portif you £3.90 fresh and lively with a pleasing lingering after taste of ripetannins, pears. mingled with 75cl a light touch of oak£16.30 on the finish. would like more information on making London Victoria to the severn valley railway Footsteps Merlot Pays d’Oc, France Tiayour eventMaria a truly special one... £3.90 The Merlot grape which originated in Bordeaux thrives in the18.7cl warm, sunny, £5.10 01245 364051 Languedoc-Roussillon region, producing a rich flavoured juicy wine with Call us on: Photo Courtesy of Ian Kay appropriate that the surviving vehicles Footsteps Chenin Blanc Western Cape,supple tannins. South Africa Cointreauor email: [email protected] £3.30 Footsteps Shiraz, Sout h Eastern Australia or [email protected] South Africa’s most popular, versatile grape variety.Sourced from Cool-fermented a broad spectrum of Australian regions to ensure18.7clto consistency £5.10 of style and quality. The major portion of he fruit is from Riverland. Fermented with – themselves now of heritage status preserve the freshness and acidity, with a touch ofa lightresidual oaking. A rich, vibrant, sweetness red berry fruit driven style. to enhance the fruit and produce a wine to a medium-dry style. 18.7clwww.crdltd.co.uk £5.10 BEERS Old Speckled Hen (per bottle) £3.80 currently form the basis of the trains that Footsteps Pinot Grigio Veneto, Italy A light, fruity, unoaked wine is made using this popular grape variety. Dry Spitfire (per bottle) £3.80 Tornado hauls. In those days, there was but with plenty of green apple fruit and a good mouth feel. 18.7cl £5.10 Bishops Finger (per bottle) £3.80 Thursday 8th September Pullman Ale (per bottle) £3.80 Jack Boskett

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Photo Courtesy of Ian Kay English Breakfast Tea and Colonial Coffee Service A serving of Tetley Tea and Colonial Coffee throughoutwww.crdltd.co.uk the serving of Breakfast with After-Dinner Mints and Chocolates For further information please visit www.a1steam.com, email [email protected], call 01325 460163 or write to Darlington Locomotive Works, FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that our products are free from traces of nuts. Gratuities are at the customer’s discretion. Menu created by Head Chef Graham Osborne. (Sample menu only)

4 5 Follow us on LET’S GET A TENDER ‘THE BATH SPA CHRISTMAS EXPRESS’ BEHIND TORNADO Thursday 1st December - A Christmas trip to historic Bath and bustling Bristol

Visit: www.a1steam.com Join The 163 Pacifics Club today! Robin Coombes Andrew Southwell Andrew n Thursday 1st December 2016 No. transformed into a magical Christmas To meet the great demand at this time 60163 Tornado will set out from paradise as over 170 chalets packed full of of year most seating is First Class Dining LondonO Victoria and head for the spa City of individual Christmas gifts line the streets but a limited number of Standard Class Bath and the historic port of Bristol, picking surrounding the Roman Baths and Bath and First Class Non-Dining seats are also up passengers at Staines and Ascot. The first Abbey. The aroma of warming mulled wine available. of our two Christmas steam specials, this and freshly baked mince pies, enjoyed with main line venture with No. 60163 Tornado a generous sprinkling of cheering carols, will takes ‘The Bath Spa Christmas Express’ get even the biggest of humbugs into the into Great Western Railway territory. The Christmas spirit! Bath is a compact city and route, outward and return, is via Reading, the station is only moments from the Baths By 2014 the Trust had repaid the £1m debt needed to complete If 163 people were to donate £10 per month over the eight Newbury, the Westbury East Chord and and the Abbey. Tornado and the conversion of BR Mk 1 BCK E21249 into her years until we need to purchase the tender (or alternatively along the bucolic Avon Valley by way of ‘The Bath Spa Christmas Express’ also support coach. make a one-off donation of £960) with the addition of Gift Aid Trowbridge. Passengers will have around offers an alternative destination, Bristol, (£2.50 per month or £240 one-off) this would raise £195,600. However, the tender is currently owned by William Cook four hours in Bath, or around three and a awash with centuries of seafaring history. This initiative comes with benefits for those who generously Cast Products Ltd (the Trust’s Principal Sponsor) who funded half if they choose Bristol. Maybe hop on a sightseeing bus to visit the take part: construction of the tender in 2006. The graceful city of Bath is a wonderful dramatic Clifton Suspension Bridge, the SS l A numbered certificate (1-163) recording the details of the The tender is leased to the Trust under a fifteen year loan place to visit at any time of year, but never Great Britain or the historic docks. Here donation and the number/name of your favourite ex-LNER agreement which will come to an end in 2021. more so than in the festive tide. Bath also, the Christmas shopping possibilities are Express Passenger Pacific Christmas Market sees the centre of Bath endless. Tornado’s tender is a development of those built for the original l Name inscribed on the official Roll of Honour in Darlington Peppercorn class A1s - mainly due to the different operating Locomotive Works which will detail the Pacific sponsored environment on the modern Network Rail main line. l l Entry into a draw for a main line footplate ride on No. 60163 Ticket Prices First Class Dining We need to raise £200,000 by 2021 to purchase Tornado’s Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver service Tornado. First Class Dining £235.00 tender and finally completing the project we embarked upon in Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four-course Christmas Membership of The 163 Pacifics Club is drawing to an end First Class Non-Dining £149.00 dinner. 1990. with only 30 of the available 163 ex-LNER express Standard Class £99.00 Although Tornado carries the number ‘60163’ - the next in the l First Class Non-Dining passenger Pacifics left to receive new ‘shed allocations’. Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes complimentary Peppercorn class A1 series following No. 60162 Saint Johnstoun – It really is that simple! Sponsor your favourite Pacific today and Times ( provisional) outward return teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. her pre-nationalisation LNER number would have been ‘163’. help give Tornado her paid-for tender behind by 2021. London Victoria 09:30hrs 21:50hrs l There were therefore 163 ex-LNER express passenger Pacifics Staines 10:10hrs 21:05hrs Standard Class Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving snacks from the Gresley class A3s/A4s, Thompson class A1/1 and Ascot 10:30hrs 20:45hrs Together we can finish the job - Join The 163 Club today! and hot & cold beverages will be available. Peppercorn class A1s. Bath 13:30hrs 17:45hrs Bristol 13:50hrs 16:45hrs * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are available for a supplement of £25.00 per person. For further information please visit www.a1steam.com, email [email protected], call 01325 460163 or write to The 163Pacifics Club, Darlington Locomotive Works, FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour go To make a booking visit towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050

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n... Ken Horan Joi the ‘THE CHRISTMAS CANTERBURY TALE’ th Tornado Monday 12 December - A Christmas trip to medieval Canterbury Team Stretten Craig A Club exclusively younger for Tornado's supporters5-15 aged from

t £25 for a year’s membership, this n Monday 12th December No. 60163 is only part of the story; the ancient ruins of Dover. There will be a short break at would make an ideal birthday or OTornado will set out from London of St Augustine’s Abbey and St Martin’s Paddock Wood while Tornado takes on A Christmas present for the young Victoria with ‘The Christmas Canterbury Church form Canterbury’s UNESCO water. TornadoA fan in your family and is a very Tale’, picking up passengers at Bromley World Heritage Site. Although Canterbury As befits the season, the train will be important way of supporting the work of South and Sevenoaks. This is a very is a place steeped in tradition it is also mostly First Class Dining, but a limited The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. pleasant and gentle itinerary, featuring a modern and vibrant city with a fine number of Standard Class and First Class Here at the Trust, we are very aware Tornado for the whole journey, with very range of interesting and individual shops, Non-Dining seats are available too. that the future care of Tornado will one day civilised start and finishing times, ideal for a cafes and pubs. There are no hills to cope be the responsibility of today’s younger pre-Christmas day out. with so it’s an easy place to explore and generation. We would like to foster a The train’s outward route takes Tornado passengers will have around three hours in genuine care for and understanding of the into “the Garden of England” by way of this most welcoming of English cities. locomotive in a group of young people Tonbridge and Ashford. From Canterbury The way home is a circular tour via Benefits include: from an early age in the hope that they will West station it is a short walk to the city Sandwich and Deal, and passengers may take on the responsibility that we currently centre and the cathedral. glimpse the odd vestige of the area’s ✔ A Tornado goody bag bear. Canterbury’s skyline is dominated by coalmining past set amidst the otherwise In the same way that an older generation the stunning Cathedral, the oldest in idyllic coastal scenery. The train passes the ✔ Tornado Team of steam enthusiasts watched the original England, generally regarded as the cradle Channel Ports of Dover and Folkestone newsletters twice a year Class A1s making history and supported of English Christianity. But the cathedral before passing by the iconic White Cliffs the Trust in its objective to build and ✔ A special birthday message from Tornado operate a new Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam locomotive, we are now in the l First Class Dining Ticket Prices Exclusive access to Tornado at a Tornado unique position of being able to make Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver service ✔ First Class Dining £215.00 Team event during the year history for a new generation of steam Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four-course Christmas First Class Non-Dining £139.00 dinner. enthusiasts. Standard Class £89.00 l First Class Non-Dining Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes complimentary teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. Join Times ( provisional) OUTWARD RETURN London Victoria 09:45hrs 18:55hrs l Standard Class the Tornado Team today! Bromley South 10:05hrs 18:30hrs Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving snacks For further information please visit www.a1steam.com, Sevenoaks 10:35hrs 17:55hrs and hot & cold beverages will be available. email [email protected], call 01325 460163 or write to Tornado Canterbury 12:00hrs 15:00hrs * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are available Team, Darlington Locomotive Works, FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL, 6 0163 TORNADO for a supplement of £25.00 per person. New Steam for the Main Line The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour go To make a booking visit towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050

8 9 ‘THE RED ROSE’ Follow us on Saturday 11th February – A Valentine’s Day trip to the beautiful country town of Shrewsbury

n Saturday 11th February Elliott Henry 2017, No. 60163 OTornado will set out from London Victoria and head to Shrewsbury, picking up passengers at Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central. ‘The Red Rose’ will feature No. 60163 Tornado throughout, hauling historic carriages with passengers in First Class Dining receiving a traditional silver service throughout the journey. This tour will include a choice of three stops; Cosford, Telford Central or Shrewsbury. The first stop is Cosford station, this is alongside the RAF Museum, where admission is free of charge. With over seventy aircraft on display, each special in its own way, there is a vast amount to see. There are model displays, interactive features, and refreshment facilities. The outward journey takes ‘The Red Rose’ out of Victoria, Passengers will have over four hours to visit this museum. Please travelling via the West London line, linking up with the West Coast note that a walk of a few hundred yards is involved and the station main line at Willesden, then it’s a fast run via Rugby and Coventry. platforms are accessible only by flights of steps. Passing Birmingham and Wolverhampton we arrive are Cosford, The next stop is Telford Central, where coaches will be waiting Telford Central and Shrewsbury. for the transfer to Blists Hill Museum at Ironbridge. Experience life as it was over a hundred years ago through sights, sounds, smells and tastes of a recreated Victorian Town. If the weather isn’t great, there are is plenty see inside the faithfully restored houses, shops and the wonderful old-fashioned pub. There is a café available too. Passengers will have almost three hours at Blists Hill. Building Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive - The final destination, Shrewsbury is a real gem of a town, always worth a visit at any time of year. The statue of its greatest citizen, it’s time to get on-board Charles Darwin, stands in Castle Gates, just a few minutes’ walk In only two years the P2 Project has over £2m pledged, engine from the station. Shrewsbury is a shopper’s paradise, and the old streets lead out to the old Town Walls and down to the banks of frames erected, all 20 wheels and over 40 other castings the River Severn. Passengers will have some three hours’ leisure delivered – but there is still a long way to go. With your support, time here. this year will see a rolling chassis completed, cab and smokebox fitted and the boiler ordered. l First Class Dining Ticket Prices Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver We still need to raise £5m to complete new Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales . YOU can First Class Dining £235.00 service Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four course help to make this a reality sooner rather than later. A P2 for the price of a pint of beer a First Class Non-Dining £149.00 dinner on the return journey from Cosford. Standard Class £99.00 week - become a regular covenantor from only £10pm. l First Class Non-Dining Supplement: Blists Hill Museum £25.00 Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes To find out more visit www.p2steam.com, email [email protected] or complimentary teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. call 01325 460163 today. times ( provisional) OUTWARD RETURN l Standard Class London Victoria 07:45hrs 20:40hrs Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving The P2 Construction Fund, A1SLT, Darlington Locomotive Works, Hopetown Lane, snacks and hot & cold beverages will be available. Watford Junction (for M25) 08:50hrs 19:35hrs Darlington. DL3 6RQ Milton Keynes Central 09:30hrs 19:00hrs From the builders, owners and operators of * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are available new mainNo. line 60163 steam Tornado locomotive for a supplement of £25.00 per person. Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour To make a booking visit go towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050

10 11 TORNADO HERITAGE VISITS Mandy Grant Jack Boskett

Above: Tornado at Wansford - Nene Valley Railway.

Left: Eastcombe.

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust anticipates No. 60163 Tornado visiting West Somerset Railway, Severn Valley Railway and Nene Valley Railway in 2017. Details are still being finalised. For more information, please visit www.a1steam.com. Jack Boskett

Above: Bishops Lydeard. Mandy Grant

Tornado crosses Oldbury Viaduct - Severn Valley Railway. Severn Valley Railway. Nene Valley Railway.

12 13 Follow us on ‘THE SAINT DAVID’ Wednesday 1st March – A special trip to Cardiff on St David’s Day Help Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive

Visit: www.a1steam.com to build a head of steam Join The Boiler Club today and help us to complete Mick Rogers No. 2007 Prince of Wales in record time!

The boiler is the beating heart of a steam locomotive and to keep the construction of No. 2007 Prince of Wales on n Wednesday 1st March 2017, new development and fascinating Cardiff schedule for completion in 2021, we need to place the No. 60163 Tornado will set out from Barrage. order for the boiler this year for delivery in 2018. OLondon Paddington at a very civilized hour Our homeward route, still with Tornado We have established The Boiler Club to fund the and head for Cardiff, picking up passengers in charge, will follow the Severn Estuary to construction of Prince of Wales’s boiler. It is our desire to at Slough, Reading and Swindon. Gloucester before heading south-east by leave No. 2007 Prince of Wales debt free upon completion 118A boiler with Melesco type ‘The Saint David’ tour will reach the way of Stroud to Swindon. and therefore our aim is to raise at least £600,000 for The superheater header as used on Welsh Capital at lunchtime for a break Boiler Club from 300 supporters each donating £2,000 Tornado of over three hours. As the youngest and to the project (in up to 40 payments of £50 by standing fastest growing capital city in Europe, order) – we are already over a third of the way there. No. 2007’s boiler in detail there are few places as vibrant and l Use of diagram 118A Tornado boiler with detailed lively as Cardiff. City sightseeing buses Special benefits for members of The Boiler Club: modifications to improve overhaul life serve many famous attractions such l l Opportunity to buy ticket (seat already reserved) on Interchangeable with Tornado boiler as Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Castle, one of No. 2007’s first main line trips l Tornado boiler is 17in shorter than P2 boiler – No. The National Museum of Wales and the l Reasonable access to No. 2007 at all times 2007’s smoke box will be extended within the cladding beautiful tranquil Alexandra Gardens. Hop l l Opportunity to buy exclusive Boiler Club badge 250psi of No. 60163’s boiler will be retained to off at Cardiff Bay and see this fantastic l Opportunity to join one of the teams building No. 2007 improve economy and increase maximum power l First choice of other components to sponsor l Special limited edition version (signed/numbered) of the l First Class Dining first official painting of No. 2007Prince of Wales with No. Ticket Prices 60163 Tornado Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver First Class Dining £235.00 service Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four course l Special Boiler Club day with Tornado First Class Non-Dining £149.00 dinner on the return journey from Cardiff. Standard Class £99.00 l First Class Non-Dining Together we can build this remarkable Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes locomotive - join The Boiler Club today! complimentary teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. times ( provisional) OUTWARD RETURN l Standard Class London Paddington 09:30hrs 21:00hrs Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving For further information please visit www.p2steam.com, email [email protected], call 01325 460163 or write to Slough (for M25) 10:00hrs 20:30hrs snacks and hot & cold beverages will be available. The Boiler Club, P2 Construction Fund, Darlington Locomotive Works, FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL, The A1 Steam Locomotive Reading 10:35hrs 19:55hrs Trust, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ Swindon 11:05hrs 19:20hrs * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are available for a supplement of £25.00 per person.

Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour To make a booking visit go towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050

14 15 Follow us on “We want eight and we won’t ‘THE NORTH BRITON’ th wait - let’s make a Mikado!” Saturday 29 April - A special trip on the Settle & Carlisle line

Visit: www.a1steam.comHelp us to wheel new Gresley class P2 2-8-2

No. 2007 Prince of Wales this year Neil Harvey

Following the success of The Founders Club (to get the project to the point of cutting the frames) and The Boiler Club (to fund the construction of the boiler) we have decided to establish The Mikado Club to fund the wheeling of No. 2007 Prince of Wales . We set an initial target for The Founders Club of at least £100,000 from 100 ‘Founders’ but due to the overwhelming generosity of our supporters we actually raised £450,000 from 360 donors. Our aim for The Boiler Club is to raise at least £600,000 from 300 supporters each donating £2,000 in up to 40 payments of £50 and by November 2016 we are already over 65% of the way there! If we are to remain on schedule to complete No. 2007 Prince of Wales in 2021 we need to wheel the engine by spring 2017. We have therefore set ourselves the challenge of raising £200,000 through The Mikado Club from 160 supporters each donating £1,000 (plus Gift Aid) to the project in up to eight payments of £125 by he reopening of the legendary Settle train from Leicester to Doncaster east, crossing England at its narrowest standing order. T& Carlisle Railway following extensive where Tornado will take over for the point, glimpsing Hexham Abbey then repairs is cause for celebration! Come journey via Leeds and the picturesque descending through the valley of the along and enjoy the experience of Aire Valley through Keighley. The terrain Upper Tyne. At Tyne Yard, just south of No. 60163 Tornado climbing to Blea Moor becomes increasingly wild and rugged as Newcastle close by the Angel of the and Ais Gill summits once again! we approach Settle Junction, start of the North, we bid farewell to Tornado and Eminent railway engineers of the age fearsome ‘Long Drag’ through Horton- the Class 67 diesel takes over again for proclaimed that it would be impossible in-Ribblesdale to Ribblehead Viaduct and our journey via Durham and York to to build a main line railway through this Blea Moor. One fine sight follows another Doncaster and as outwards to Leicester.

hostile terrain. Some of the tunnels and as we continue to Ais Gill then descend Ian McDonald CAD model showing where we viaducts took a full five years to build and through the Eden Valley and into the expect to be when this appeal is many of the railway ‘navvies’ lost their Border City of Carlisle. successful. lives in this inhospitable place. Building the Here we take a break of over two Settle & Carlisle almost broke the Midland hours; the station is right in the heart of Railway but determination was rewarded the compact city, close to the cathedral Special benefits for members of The Mikado Club Join The Mikado with a magnificent double-track main line and the attractive pedestrianised shopping railway sweeping through the hills. quarter. • Reserved seat on one of No. 2007’s first Club today! A Class 67 locomotive will take the Still with Tornado in charge we now head main line trips • Reasonable access to No. 2007 at Thank you for your valued all times l support. Ticket Prices First Class Dining • Opportunity to buy exclusive Mikado Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver Club badge Together we can build this First Class Dining £235.00 service Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four course • Opportunity to join one of the teams remarkable locomotive! First Class Non-Dining £149.00 dinner on the return journey from Carlisle. building No. 2007 Standard Class £99.00 l First Class Non-Dining • First choice of other components to Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes sponsor complimentary teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. times ( provisional) OUTWARD RETURN • Special Mikado Club day with Tornado Leicester 07:00hrs 22:15hrs l Standard Class • Special limited edition version (signed/numbered) of Stephen Bainbridge’s new painting East Midlands Parkway 07:20hrs 21:55hrs Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving of No. 2007 Prince of Wales at Darlington station snacks and hot & cold beverages will be available. Derby 07:40hrs 21:35hrs Chesterfield 08:05hrs 21:10hrs * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are available for a supplement of £25.00 per person. For further information please visit www.p2steam.com, email [email protected], call 01325 460163 or write to Sheffield 08:20hrs 20:55hrs The Mikado Club, P2 Construction Fund, Darlington Locomotive Works, FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL, The A1 Steam Locomotive Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour To make a booking visit Trust, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ go towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050

16 17 SPONSOR A COMPONENT OF BRITAIN’S Follow us on ‘THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN’ MOST POWERFUL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE Monday 1st May - A special Bank Holiday trip to Scotland

Visit: www.a1steam.com

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1 21 x 1 in. BSW driven bolts and 4 Footplate in front of nuts: £25 each as a one-off firebox lower curve, donation. right-hand: £100 as a 6 3½ in. Ross Pop safety valve one-off donation. (leading): £3,600 payable as a one-off donation or £100 per month for 36 months.

3 L ive steam injector complete: £8,700 payable as a one-off donation or £145 per month for 60 months. 2 Pony truck wheelset roller 5 Steam stand machining bearing, right-hand: £600 as a including shut off valve and details: one-off donation, or £25 per month £1,200 payable as a one-off donation or £50 for 24 months. per month for 24 months.

Progress on the building of Prince of Wales is moving forward This is a unique opportunity for supporters to be associated o. 60163 Tornado heads for Scotland We cross the border just to the north rapidly, with our new Gresley class P2 already over one-third with a component of No. 2007 and the funds raised will help Non this unforgettable Bank Holiday of Berwick-upon-Tweed where we pause complete by weight, and pledges of £2m of the £5m needed to ensure that Prince of Wales will be completed on schedule. day out! A Class 67 diesel begins our while Tornado takes water. Then it’s on by 2021 already received. The erection of the frames is well Just as with Tornado, supporters will have the satisfaction tour with a fast run along the East Coast via Dunbar to reach the Scottish Capital underway and all twenty wheels have been cast. In two years of pointing to the part they paid for when No. 2007 enters Main Line as far as Tyne Yard, just to where we enjoy a break of around two since the launch of the project, No. 2007 has reached the service. the south of Newcastle. Here Tornado and a half hours. Waverley Station is stage that took seven years with No. 60163 Tornado. We are will be waiting for the journey across right in the heart of Edinburgh, with the Please contact our Dedicated Donations team to secure your the Tyne, through Newcastle Central elegant shops of Princes Street to one confident that we will have completed the rolling chassis by chosen component. Most components can be sponsored the end of 2016 and remain on-track for completion in 2021. and then onward through Morpeth and side and the Royal Mile and Castle to the either as a single donation or spread over a number of months Alnmouth with fine clifftop views over other. There will be time to take a City However, to maintain progress we need to raise in excess of – whatever works best for you. If it’s not on the list, just ask £700,000 per year. the North Sea towards the Holy Island of Sightseeing open-top bus tour of the city - and if it is still available then we will price it for you. Lindisfarne. definitely recommended! We launched the Dedicated Donation scheme in 2014 and it has already raised in excess of £170,000 – more than a similar Thank you for your valued support. scheme raised towards the construction of Tornado. Dedicated Together we can build this remarkable locomotive l Donations range in price from one of over 1,000 driven bolts Ticket Prices First Class Dining - sponsor a component today! Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver & nuts for £25 to the complete exhaust steam injector for First Class Dining £235.00 service Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four course £15,000 – an ideal present for the railway enthusiast in your First Class Non-Dining £149.00 dinner on the return journey from Edinburgh. family or just something for yourself to support. Standard Class £99.00 l First Class Non-Dining Supporters who subscribe to the scheme receive Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes these special benefits: times ( provisional) OUTWARD RETURN complimentary teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. l Name inscribed on the official roll of honour at Darlington Peterborough 06:00hrs 23:15hrs Locomotive Works listing the components sponsored. l Standard Class Newark North Gate 07:10hrs 22:40hrs l Receive a certificate recording the sponsorship and an A4 copy Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving of the drawing of the components. Doncaster 07:40hrs 21:40hrs snacks and hot & cold beverages will be available. York 08:15hrs 20:55hrs * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are Darlington 08:45hrs 20:15hrs For further information please visit www.p2steam.com, email [email protected] available for a supplement of £25.00 per person. call 01325 460163 or write to Dedicated Donations, Darlington Locomotive Works, FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL, Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour To make a booking visit The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ go towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050

18 19 ‘THE TALISMAN’ Saturday 6th May - A trip to historic York and Tornado’s home Darlington

LUXURY Geoff Griffiths STEAM HAULED DAY TRIPS

ecalling one of the most famous named Alternatively stay on board to Darlington, hauled by Tornado throughout, including Rtrains of the East Coast Main Line, and the town that brought railways to Britain the descent of Stoke Bank where Sir Nigel STEP ON BOARD BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN, SISTER TRAIN TO one which often featured a Peppercorn and indeed to the world. Here you can Gresley’s class A4 Pacific No. 4468 Mallard class A1 Pacific in British Railways days, ‘The take a three hour break, or jump aboard made her epic 126mph dash into the history THE VENICE SIMPLON-ORIENT-EXPRESS, AND COMBINE THE LUXURY OF THE GOLDEN AGE Talisman’ will enable you to travel to York or special buses that will transport you across books in 1938. OF TRAVEL WITH THE NOSTALGIA OF A MIGHTY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE. Darlington with steam from Doncaster and the town to The A1 Steam Locomotive then, after a break, all the way back to the Trust’s Darlington Locomotive Works FROM THE MOMENT YOU STEP ON BOARD YOU ARE TRANSPORTED TO A WORLD bufferstops at King’s Cross. where Tornado was erected. Here you will A Class 67 diesel will hasten our train be able to view progress on the ground- OF PURE INDULGENCE. GLIDE THROUGH STUNNING SCENERY AS CHAMPAGNE FLOWS north to Doncaster, spiritual home of the breaking Gresley class P2 Mikado steam AND GOURMET CUISINE IS SERVED. THIS IS NO ORDINARY TRAIN, AN EXPERIENCE TO LNER Pacifics, where No. 60163 will be locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales . By this ready and waiting. Our steam journey takes time construction will have reached a very SAVOUR AND REMEMBER, ALWAYS. us to York, where you can alight for a break exciting stage and members of the team will of some four and a half hours to spend time be on hand to answer any questions you exploring the National Railway Museum, might have. the Minster and everything else that this The climax of the day will be a run from SPECIAL OFFER: wonderful city has in store for the visitor. Darlington and York to London, steam- RECEIVE A 10% SAVING ON JOURNEYS FOR TRAVEL UNTIL 30 JUNE 2017 Quote code TO10 at time of booking.

l Ticket Prices First Class Dining VISIT BELMOND.COM/BRITISHPULLMAN FOR A FULL LIST OF DEPARTURES Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver First Class Dining £235.00 service Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four course TO BOOK CALL RESERVATIONS ON 0845 077 2222 First Class Non-Dining £149.00 dinner on the return journey from Darlington. Standard Class £99.00 l First Class Non-Dining Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes complimentary teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. times ( provisional) OUTWARD RETURN l Standard Class London King’s Cross 08:20hrs 22:05hrs Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving Potters Bar 08:35hrs 21:40hrs snacks and hot & cold beverages will be available. Peterborough 09:45hrs 20:15hrs * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are available for a supplement of £25.00 per person.

Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour To make a booking visit Book to travel by 30 June 2017 and receive a 10% discount. O er excludes weekend breaks, celebrity chef dinners and sporting occasions. O er is subject to availability, go towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050 not combinable with any other o er and may be removed without notice. Valid for new bookings only. Terms and conditions apply.

Tornado_A4_2017.indd 1 20 27/10/2016 16:09 21 A SPECIAL SOUVENIR FROM YOUR DAY ‘THE CORNISHMAN’ OUT WITH TORNADO Monday 29th May - A spring Bank Holiday trip to Penzance

erchandise is an important part of our tours, providing further income to Mhelp keep Tornado on the main line. Our trolley manned by our volunteer merchandise team will be passing through the train during your journey. Gerry Hurfurt Our range is suitable for every pocket and includes pens, fridge magnets, badges, DVDs, postcards, key rings, jigsaws, tea towels, clothing, from beanie hats to polo shirts and sweatshirts, children’s items including caps, Bigjigs wooden model of Tornado, crayons and gym bags. We also carry seasonal items such as calendars and Christmas cards. A raffle is held on each of the trains promoted by A1SLT, the main prize being the headboard carried by Tornado on the outward journey on the day. Should you not be successful in the raffle, you can bid for the headboard carried on the return journey by completing the blind auction form, which will be on your table. The smoke box number plate carried by Tornado on the day can also be bid for, using the form within your pack. Finally, a photograph to remind you of the day is always welcome, so why not order a line-side photograph taken whilst you are travelling behind Tornado? One of our merchandise team will be along to take your order.

ow would you like to travel steam- on the west. Once into the Duchy, the beside the sea, close by the shops and Hhauled from London to Penzance terrain changes markedly as the line all manner of eating and drinking places. behind No. 60163 Tornado, then all the winds its way over lofty viaducts and You will have some two hours to relax way back again hauled by preserved through unspoilt stations where palm and take the sea breezes! Class 52 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive trees flourish in the mild climate. Enjoy Western Champion is of course on her D1015 Western Champion? the sight of all the traditional semaphore home ground in the West of England Tornado’s first trip to Cornwall takes signals while you can - they will not be and the distinctive bark of her twin us via the meandering ‘Berks & Hants’ there for much longer! Maybach engines will surely bring back line, through Castle Cary to Taunton, The train will call at Par, where buses fond memories of the 1970s when these continuing by way of Exeter and along the will be provided for the short hop to stylish and powerful machines had a famous sea wall at Dawlish. We climb the the Eden Project, an amazing creation near monopoly of express trains from gruelling Dainton Bank before descending in the Cornish landscape dominated by London to Cornwall. Our return route into the proud naval city of Plymouth. two enormous biomes highlighting an is as outward, taking full advantage of There is always something slightly immense array of plant species. You will the long springtime evening. magical about the crossing of Brunel’s have around three hours here. The number of carriages on this tour Royal Albert Bridge, linking Devonport Or continue to the end of the line - will be limited so the available seats are on the eastern flank of the River Tamar Penzance. The station is little changed expected to sell quite quickly, especially with Saltash and the rest of Cornwall since GWR days and is located right in First Class Dining. Please book soon!

l Ticket Prices First Class Dining Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes a silver First Class Dining £265.00 service Great British Breakfast on the outward journey and a four course First Class Non-Dining £175.00 dinner on the return journey from Penzance. Standard Class £139.00 l First Class Non-Dining Seats at a table for two* or four in a First Class carriage. Includes complimentary teas and coffees. A buffet car is also available. times ( provisional) OUTWARD RETURN l Standard Class London Paddington 08:15hrs 22:50hrs Seats at a table for four in a heritage carriage. An on-board buffet serving Reading 09:05hrs 22:05hrs snacks and hot & cold beverages will be available. Newbury 09:55hrs 21:35hrs * Guaranteed ‘tables for two’ in First Class Dining and First Class Non-Dining are available for a supplement of £25.00 per person.

Visit our on-line store at www.a1steam.com for even more Tornado merchandise Terms and conditions are available on request. All profits from this tour To make a booking visit go towards keeping Tornado on the main line in future years. www.ukrailtours.com or call 01438 715050

22 23 Follow us on No. 60163 TORNADO IS YOUR LEGACY Remembering The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust in your Will Visit: www.a1steam.com Bob Hughes

The last of the renowned Peppercorn class A1 steam No. 60163 in first class condition is extremely expensive. In locomotives was, tragically, scrapped in 1966. But, a brand new addition to our regular donors, the Trust continues to raise class A1, No. 60163 Tornado, was brought to life by a dedicated funds through promoting its own main line trains, hiring the team of volunteers. The Peppercorn class A1s were the last locomotive to other rail tour promoters and heritage railways of the great express passenger locomotives designed by the and merchandise licencing/sales. London & North Eastern Railway. British Railways built 49 You can help ensure that No. 60163 Tornado has a secure of them at its Doncaster and Darlington works in 1948/9. future on the main line for generations to come by leaving a Throughout the 1950s the majestic A1s pulled express trains legacy to The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust in your Will. from London to Yorkshire and the North East. They were the last word in speed, style and glamour - but none escaped the Donations towards the construction and upkeep of No. 60163 scrapmens’ torch. Tornado from legacies have been relatively infrequent -although the Trust has always been extremely grateful of any Following tests and trials the locomotive was officially named gifts received. It would be very beneficial if the Trust could Tornado by TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess come in line with the top UK based charities where legacy of Cornwall at York station in February 2009. Tornado donations make up around 40% of fundraising income. subsequently starred in an episode of BBC ‘Top Gear’ with If you would like to support No. 60163 Tornado through a presenter Jeremy Clarkson on the footplate. Frequently Legacy then please contact our Legacy Coordinator who will headlined in the press and on TV, Tornado was the subject of talk you through the process . a BBC documentary ‘Absolutely Chuffed’ broadcast on BBC2. According to The Times newspaper, Tornado is, “a hit across the So, please remember The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust length and breadth of Britain.” in your Will and you too can help ensure that No. 60163 Tornado has a secure future on the main Funds to build Tornado were raised through deeds of covenant line for generations to come. “an A1 for the price of a pint of beer a week”, sponsorship, commercial loans and through a £500,000 bond issue – both since repaid. Today, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust continues to operate Tornado on the Network Rail main line and on heritage railways to the delight of children of all ages! Keeping 6 0163 TORNADO New Steam for the Main Line

For further information please visit www.a1steam.com, email [email protected], call 01325 460163 or write to A1 Legacy, Darlington Locomotive Works, FREEPOST RTJS-XECR-XARL The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, Hopetown Lane, Darlington DL3 6RQ

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