The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has released an update on test runs for A1 No. 60163 Tornado.

The locomotive is at the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire and has undergone test runs at up to 60mph.

Unfortunately, it has been found that there is an issue with the firebar and this needs to be replaced.

This is a lot easier to replace whilst the engine is cold, and the trust says that there is a minor list of fettling jobs that also need to be done.

Due to this, the team have brought maintenance day forward by 24 hours and means that Tornado will not be available to haul trains on the Great Central Railway tomorrow (5th September) as planned, the GCR resident locomotive will now haul these trains.