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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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Podcast Project covers the P2...

3 Feb 2026 Tuesday

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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, evaluating the pros and cons of new build steam. In the...

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P2 Boiler Delivered

10 Dec 2025 Wednesday

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The project to build Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive celebrated a significant milestone on Tuesday 9th December with the delivery of the locomotive’s boiler. The boiler is the single largest component required for the...

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Early Christmas presents for...

06 January 2025

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We were delighted to welcome Geoff Holland to the Darlington Locomotive Works recently. Geoff kindly donated an original Stones lamp for the rear of No. 2007’s tender. Received with thanks...

Autumn 2024

12 December 2024

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Autumn tracklaying update

08 December 2024

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Whilst noting that progress continues elsewhere with both our A1 and P2, the focus in Darlington must be on getting the track down in time for S&D 200 next year and, thanks to our...

October 2024

22 October 2024

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September 2024

22 September 2024

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Spring/Summer 2024

18 August 2024

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