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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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Electrical equipment order...

08 August 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

£350,000 ORDER CONFIRMED FOR ELECTRICAL, SAFETY, TRAIN RECORDING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR No. 2007 PRINCE OF WALES The Trust has agreed a £350,000 order for a state-of-the-art electrical...

July 2018

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A birthday party surprise!

28 July 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Unfortunately Tornado was unable to attend her 10th birthday party in Darlington but it looks like Prince of Wales had a surprise waiting for the guests!  Again, many thanks to all those who...

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust...

28 July 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Vacancy: Engineering and Workshop Manager An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) at its base in Darlington in the role of Engineering and Workshop...

The wheels are on their way!

23 July 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

South Devon Railway (Engineering) have now completed the wheelsets and they are on their way to Darlington Locomotive Works. The wheels, loaded onto an Allelys wagon for transport north - David...

The Motion Club passes the...

16 July 2018

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Motion fund for Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive reaches almost £75,000 and the order for the heavy motion is placed. We are pleased to announce that The Motion Club, which was launched...

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