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12 Mar 2026 Thursday

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The Communication Cord, The Communication Cord, The Communication Cord

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Last-Built Class 08 Shunter...

26 Feb 2026 Thursday

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Tornado, Our Latest News, Our Latest News

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has confirmed an agreement with Railway Support Services for the hire of diesel shunter 08927 (D4157), which will take up duties as the depot shunter at Darlington Locomotive Works. Completed in December...

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Engineering Director Opportunity

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, a registered charity, is seeking a Director to lead the engineering teams looking after its locomotives. Since forming in 1990, the Trust has enjoyed great success building and operating A1 Class No. 60163...

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Steve Davies and David Elliott...

10 March 2022

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Steve Davies and David Elliott explain what it will take to get No. 2007 Prince of Wales finished in time for S&D 200. You can help for as little as the price of a pint a week (or a fancy...

The Trust appoints Director of...

09 March 2022

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To meet the demands of a growing organisation, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has created the position of Director of Marketing and Communications to oversee all aspects of PR, promotion and...

March 2022

08 March 2022

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First sod cut at the new...

04 March 2022

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Work has now officially begun on Darlington's Railway Heritage Quarter which provides a new home for the Trust and will be at the heart of the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington...

On a roll! No. 2007's wheels...

25 February 2022

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Since our update at the beginning of February, work has progressed attaching the coupling rods to the wheels, ready for testing on the rotator. This involved fabricating gradient pins to fasten...

Motion Magic! No. 2007 has a...

02 February 2022

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

The 1st February 2022 saw a significant milestone when No. 2007 Prince of Wales had both sets of coupling rods fitted for the first time. The left-hand set had been mounted on their crank pins...

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