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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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A Trust team of Steve Davies MBE (Chairman), Graeme Bunker-James (Commercial) and Ian Greenan (Engineering) recently visited DB Meiningen to see progress on the P2’s boiler, discuss certification issues and the resolution of those, which...
07 February 2018
Prince of Wales, Our Latest News
Progress continues on many fronts at Darlington Locomotive Works (and elsewhere) in the race to assemble Prince of Wales. In the following photos, Daniela can be seen working on the CAD of the...
31 January 2018
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It has become increasingly apparent that with such impressive fundraising results for the new P2, the engineering function was struggling to produce manufacturing drawings fast enough to maintain...
23 January 2018
In preparation for wheeling the locomotive, No. 2007's frames were trial lifted by the Matterson jacks at Darlington Locomotive Works. The lift was successfully achieved proving the integrity and...
11 January 2018
£100,000 appeal for the cylinder block for new Gresley Class P2 steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales reaches two-thirds in just three months We are delighted to say that the £100,000 appeal...
07 January 2018
Three new plain coupled axles for new Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales are expected to arrive at Darlington Locomotive Works from South Africa via Unilathe (where they have been finish...