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P2 Boiler Delivered

The project to build Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive celebrated a significant milestone on Tuesday 9th December with the delivery of the locomotive’s boiler. The boiler is...

Darlington Locomotive Works...

The celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway consumed several weeks at the end of September and start of October, encompassing 'The Titans of Steam'...

P2 Team Visit Boiler in Meiningen

A Trust team of Steve Davies MBE (Chairman), Graeme Bunker-James (Commercial) and Ian Greenan (Engineering) recently visited DB Meiningen to see progress on the P2’s boiler, discuss...

Significant progress connecting...

Earlier this year we got three 60ft panels and one and a half turnouts from of Darlington sidings. It was a difficult process as the material was tucked in a tight corner with very poor access,...

Celebration of Steam in...

This September marks the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The eyes of the world will be on the North East for Railway 200, and as part of the...

March P2 engineering update

Following the report from Daniela Works about the condition of the cannon box castings and the conclusion that they cannot be rectified there was a meeting in November at DLW with Daniela, Brian...