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Tornado to kick off RTC’s ‘Great Britain 2020’ tour

IT was always expected that the Railway Touring Company would be announcing details of its 2020 ‘Great Britain’ tour and sure enough the itinerary is now known.

There are no major surprises but the thirteenth such tour will be the first in the series to feature LNER A1 Pacific No. 60163 The use of the A1

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