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January 2018

31 January 2018

Mikado Messenger

Assistant Engineer appointed at...

31 January 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

It has become increasingly apparent that with such impressive fundraising results for the new P2, the engineering function was struggling to produce manufacturing drawings fast enough to maintain...

First components acquired for...

29 January 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

We are pleased to announce that the first components have been acquired for the Trust's third new steam locomotive – Gresley class V4 No. 3403. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) class...

Up, up and away!

23 January 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

In preparation for wheeling the locomotive, No. 2007's frames were trial lifted by the Matterson jacks at Darlington Locomotive Works.  The lift was successfully achieved proving the integrity and...

January 2018

16 January 2018

Tornado, The Tornado Telegraph

January winter maintenance update

12 January 2018

Tornado, Our Latest News

The work continues at Locomotive Maintenance Services in Loughborough, encompassing a routine cylinder re-bore (which means, in theory, Tornado is at its greatest tractive ability with cylinders...

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