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Army on Track at DLW

17 Jul 2024 Wednesday

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Now that the dust has settled after the election, and rules around purdah lifted, we can tell you all about the hive of activity at DLW at the start of June! In the first weekend in June, 507 STRE (Railway Infrastructure) Royal Engineers...

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Valve Gear Reaches First Milestone

27 Jun 2024 Thursday

Over £50k raised in under two months, kick starting prototype production

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is building a brand new P2 class steam locomotive, and that project has taken another step towards completion thanks to the generosity of its donors. Just two months after its launch, the Valve Gear Club has raised...

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TENDER FRAMES DELIVERED TO...

26 Jun 2024 Wednesday

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Last week, this eagerly anticipated locomotive took another big step towards completion, as the tender frames which were being manufactured off site were delivered to the Darlington Works. On 12th June, the tender frames for P2 No....

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Boiler(s) update

13 April 2021

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Meiningen continues to make good progress with both the boiler for Prince of Wales and the spare for both engines (all photos by DB Meiningen unless stated).   The outer firebox is welded to the...

Prince of Wales to be rebuilt...

01 April 2021

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Hornby announces model of Thompson class A2/2 No. 60507 Prince of Wales The project to build new Gresley class P2 steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales is delighted to announce that the...

Suppliers sought for cylinder...

29 March 2021

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

We are pleased to announce that we have approached five engineering companies to manufacture the complex fabricated cylinder block with responses to our Request for Quotation for Construction...

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Pony truck delivered

24 March 2021

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

We are delighted to announce that the pony truck frame has been delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works (DLW) following its fabrication by North View Engineering Solutions (NVES) in Darlington....

New railway art unveiled in...

19 March 2021

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

A new art installation has been unveiled in Darlington to help celebrate the town’s rich railway heritage. The piece of public art takes pride of place on a key route into the town centre, the...

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