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Tornado tours are cancelled due to overhaul running late

THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has cancelled its‘Aberdonian’ services in July and August because of the over-running major overhaul of Peppercorn Pacific No. 60163 Tornado.

The overhaul had been planned for completion in June’s boiler has been significantly delayed and will now arrive in the UK in the second half of July.

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