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The A1: a Flying Scotsman for the 21st century?

A defining pinnacle of the railway heritage movement is the building from scratch of no less than a new Pacific locomotive to operate on the main line.

The £3 million A1 Peppercorn Pacific No. 60163 Tornado has captured the world’s imagination time and time again, and Her itage Railway has been on hand to report its phenomenal story every inch of the way.

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