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PM Visits DLW

2 Apr 2024 Tuesday

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We were pleased to welcome the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, and our local MP, Peter Gibson, to Darlington Locomotive Works today. The visit enabled the PM to hear an update on A1 Tornado, P2 Prince of Wales and see the continuing works...

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Grant Awarded for A1 Trust...

8 Feb 2024 Thursday

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is delighted to have been awarded a grant by the Tees Valley Community Foundation. This award has been made possible thanks to TVCF donors. The grant is specifically to help the Trust build its volunteer base,...

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David Elliott - a tribute

5 Jan 2024 Friday

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It is no exaggeration to say that David Elliott was a pioneer of new build steam. Since he began volunteering in 1991, David has made possibly the greatest contribution to the objectives of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust of any one individual, and...

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Motion's Eleven! 11 places left...

17 June 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Only 11 spaces remaining in The Motion Club!  You don't have to be George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts or Matt Damon to join this gang though! Despite the impact of Covid-19, progress...

The Pony (Truck) Club gallops...

09 June 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

When we launched the first of our new mini-clubs in April we expected that it would be popular, but The Pony (Truck) Club quickly went from to a trot to a gallop with our initial target of 20...

Full steam ahead with new...

05 June 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

One year on significant progress made on two new boilers for Prince of Wales and Tornado We are delighted to announce that significant progress has been made on our two new boilers.  In June...

Wheels of Steel!

03 June 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

“IT’S GOT WHEELS, WHEELS OF STEEL” Sponsor a wheel and help to build Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive this Father’s Day As the project to build new Gresley class P2 steam locomotive No....

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May boiler update

22 May 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Since last year’s announcement of the placing of a £1m order for two new Diagram 118a boilers from DB Meiningen (DBM) significant progress has been made. We recently dispatched the regulator and...

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