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Major P2 Milestone Reached as...

24 Jul 2026 Friday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust celebrated another major milestone in the construction of Gresley P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales at its Summer Supporters’ Day, as the locomotive’s three-cylinder monobloc was successfully lowered into the...

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Trust appoints Paul Roe as...

15 Jul 2026 Wednesday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Roe as a Trustee of the charity and Operations Director. Paul joins the Board bringing extensive operational leadership experience together with a lifelong...

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SPRING 2026

13 Jun 2026 Saturday

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ADA Club Success: Target...

04 June 2026

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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...

Work progresses on the frames

24 March 2026

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We've had to replace the 1" Philidas nuts on the locomotive frames as the ones originally fitted were from a defective batch. This task is now complete, in total 617 nuts have been...

Winter 2026

12 March 2026

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Last-Built Class 08 Shunter...

26 February 2026

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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...

Engineering Director Opportunity

03 February 2026

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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...

Podcast Project covers the P2...

03 February 2026

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In December, the Trust was contacted by Hayden and Daniel, two media students at Totton College. They requested an interview for a short, one-off podcast on new build locomotives,...

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