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Supporters' Open Day

5 Sep 2023 Tuesday

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Over 200 people came along to the very first Open Day at the new Darlington Locomotive Works on Saturday 5th August. Supporters and their guests braved torrential rain to get the first look at the inside of the new home for the Trust. Chairman,...

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The Monobloc - Final Fittings...

7 Jun 2023 Wednesday

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Our engineering team of David Elliott and Terry Graham made the long journey to Howco in Irvine to view progress on the P2 cylinder block and to deliver some more items required to blank off all the holes to enable the hydraulic test to...

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A New Home for The A1 Steam...

26 May 2023 Friday

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In a bitter sweet moment, the Trust has this week vacated the historic Carriage Works on Hopetown Lane, Darlington. We left our home of more than 25 years, to move across the tracks to a new, purpose-built facility on Bonomi Way. P2...

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Activity at Darlington

05 May 2018

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Although the headline-grabbing wheelsets are away at South Devon Railway Engineering, work has continued at a fair pace at Darlington Locomotive Works, including the delivery of the spectacle...

Wheelset and tender progress

04 May 2018

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Although things may have been quiet at Darlington Locomotive Works recently, plenty of activity has been taking place at our supporting engineering firms and sub-contractors.  Down in the West...

April 2018

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Quick engineering update

25 April 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

The tender alternator pulley being machined at North View - David Elliott Newly finished equalising levers - David Elliott Brake pins being machined - David Elliott

Prince of Wales 40% funded...

23 April 2018

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DONATIONS TOWARD BUILDING BRITAIN’S MOST POWERFUL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE PASS £2M We are thrilled to announced that donations to the project have now passed £2m – over 40% of the £5m needed to complete...

Half way there! The Boiler...

18 April 2018

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Boiler fund for Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive reaches £380,000 We can now announce that over half of the required 300 members have joined The Boiler Club fundraising campaign. Launched...

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