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Stockton & Darlington Railway...

7 Feb 2023 Tuesday

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An award from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will enable redevelopment of heritage buildings as well as a community engagement programme to celebrate the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR). The award of £3,211,632, made...

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The new V4, No. 3403, will be...

26 Oct 2022 Wednesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) is pleased to announce that their next new build steam locomotive project will be called Highlander. Announced at the A1SLT Annual Convention on Saturday 22nd October, following consultation with...

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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

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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...

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...

Cylinder and valve gear development

12 September 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Whilst Alan Parkin has been developing manufacturing drawings for the cylinder block, David Elliott has resolved one of the more tricky design issues with the poppet valve gear. One of the...

Pony truck progress.

26 August 2020

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Although delayed by Covid-19, the pony truck frame is making progress at North View Engineering Solutions in Darlington. The main elements (frame and steering arm) have been fabricated and parts...

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