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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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Summer 2017

24 August 2017

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Virgin apprentices at Darlington

10 August 2017

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A second group of engineering apprentices from Virgin Trains has joined the team in Darlington Locomotive Works to help with the construction of Prince of Wales. As part of a sponsorship...

Craftmaster Paints sponsor...

31 July 2017

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

We are pleased to announce that Cambridgeshire-based Craftmaster Paints Ltd, the leading traditional paint supplier to the UK's heritage restoration & inland waterways markets, is supply the...

Railwayana donated for the P2

21 July 2017

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

We are pleased to report that railwayana donated by a supporter (who wishes to remain anonymous) was sold for £4,870 at auction by GW Railwayana Auctions at Pershore High School, in Pershore,...

Tender sponsored by Cleveland...

19 July 2017

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

We are delighted to announce that Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd, Darlington-based global leaders in technology based engineering, construction and steel fabrication services, is to assemble the tender...

June 2017

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