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13 Jun 2026 Saturday

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'The Raising Steam Club' over...

4 Jun 2026 Thursday

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New fundraising club 'The Raising Steam Club' already over 50% subscribed! Let’s keep that pressure building! Steam testing the boiler moves another step closer thanks to the people funding the vital fittings needed to bring No....

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ADA Club Success: Target...

4 Jun 2026 Thursday

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Target reached – thank you! Launched in March, The ADA Clutch Trial and Design Project reached its £15,000 target before the end of May. An incredible response by P2 Supporters! With funding now in place thanks to our generous...

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November 2021

01 November 2021

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Steam test at Darlington...

21 October 2021

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An engine was in steam at Darlington Locomotive Works again this week but this was a road locomotive, not a railway one!  In order to test the new axle driven alternator (ADA) which will be fitted...

Tender progress

19 October 2021

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The tender frames continue to make progress at I.D.Howitt’s works at Crofton, Wakefield. As the accompanying photos show, the adjustable brake pull-rods and tie bars between the lower ends of the...

Pony truck fitted, rods on!

07 October 2021

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

P2 progress on all fronts as pony truck and coupling rods trial fitted for the first time The project to build new Gresley class P2 steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales is delighted to...

October 2021

01 October 2021

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Engineering update - Cylinders...

14 September 2021

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Cylinders and valves - Having gone through a thorough selection process, the order for the fabricated cylinder block was placed with Howco at Irvine in Scotland. Howco is part of a large Japanese...

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