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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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Father's Day - Treat him to a...

26 May 2015

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

TREAT YOUR DAD OR GRANDAD TO THE POWER OF STEAM THIS FATHER’S DAY Sponsor a component and help to build Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive As funding pledges for the project to build new...

Dedicated Donations on Facebook

30 March 2015

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

A steam locomotive has many components and we are offering our supporters the opportunity to 'sponsor' specific parts and to have their name associated with them.  We have taken the opportunity of...

More signs of progress

23 March 2015

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Darlington Locomotive Works has taken delivery of the first Timken roller-bearings for No. 2007.

Third of funding after only one...

18 March 2015

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

A THIRD OF FUNDING IN PLACE TO BUILD BRITAIN'S MOST POWERFUL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO. 2007 PRINCE OF WALES AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR! First boiler components delivered for new Gresley class P2 2-8-2....

No. 2001 goes to France

05 December 2014

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Eighty years ago today, on the 5th December 1934 Cock o' the North set off on a trip to Paris to visit the Vitry locomotive testing plant. The trip had been arranged by Sir Nigel Gresley and Andre...

Prince of Wales progress -...

01 December 2014

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Design work has been concentrated in two areas; drawing and modification of the cab to comply with the reduction in overall height from 13' 1" to 13' as was done with Tornado to ensure the widest...

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