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This September marks the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The eyes of the world will be on the North East for Railway 200, and as part of the celebrations Hopetown, Darlington will play host to a...

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Cylinder design and fabrication...

02 April 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

During this time design work on the P2 continues. Below you can see the cylinder block 3D CAD image, as at present, designed by David Elliott. The second image shows an interesting 'skeleton'...

Steve Davies MBE appointed new...

31 March 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is delighted to announce that Steve Davies MBE has been appointed as Chairman. A former Colonel in the British Army, Steve has been a lifelong railway enthusiast,...

Eight wheels on my tender.......

24 March 2020

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

On Monday 23rd March the newly grit-blasted tender tank was delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works, unloaded onto the Matterson jack spreader beams and duly mounted on the recently acquired and...

March 2020

23 March 2020

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Improvements at Darlington...

23 March 2020

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The need for more storage space at Darlington Locomotive Works necessitated the purchase of a further container for which the ground had to be cleared and prepared.  All photos by Daniela Filová...

March tender update

19 March 2020

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The tender tank has been finished at North View Engineering Solutions (NVES) and exhibits much flatter external panels than those on Tornado’s tender when it had reached this stage - it will now...

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