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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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The P2 at the 'Great Electric...

17 October 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Hornby Magazine substituted a 'virtual' exhibition for their annual show, a two hour long YouTube video featuring many of the exhibitors and their models as well as prototypical projects such as...

Full steam ahead for the "Heir"...

01 October 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

We are delighted to announce that significant progress has been made on our two new boilers.  In June 2019 the Trust placed a £1m order with Dampflokwerk Meiningen (Steam Locomotive Works...

September 2020

30 September 2020

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First heavy motion components...

29 September 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

We are happy to report that the first completed heavy motion – two intermediate coupling rods - has been delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works only seven years after the launch of the project...

2020 'Virtual' Convention

26 September 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

For the first time ever our annual convention has gone virtual. It is now available for general viewing so learn more about the construction of the P2, new tours for Tornado and much more by...

Summer 2020

14 September 2020

Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord

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