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Army on Track at DLW

17 Jul 2024 Wednesday

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Now that the dust has settled after the election, and rules around purdah lifted, we can tell you all about the hive of activity at DLW at the start of June! In the first weekend in June, 507 STRE (Railway Infrastructure) Royal Engineers...

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Valve Gear Reaches First Milestone

27 Jun 2024 Thursday

Over £50k raised in under two months, kick starting prototype production

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is building a brand new P2 class steam locomotive, and that project has taken another step towards completion thanks to the generosity of its donors. Just two months after its launch, the Valve Gear Club has raised...

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TENDER FRAMES DELIVERED TO...

26 Jun 2024 Wednesday

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Last week, this eagerly anticipated locomotive took another big step towards completion, as the tender frames which were being manufactured off site were delivered to the Darlington Works. On 12th June, the tender frames for P2 No....

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December 2016

01 December 2016

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P2 Roadshows for 2017

23 November 2016

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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has recently announced that it will be holding a series of presentations on the project to build new Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales at venues along the...

November 2016

01 November 2016

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Getting the balance right!

31 October 2016

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It is intended to avoid the very time consuming and expensive work required to balance Tornado's coupled wheels. This was achieved by the traditional method of making weights to hang on the crank...

No. 2007 gets its 'face' just...

04 October 2016

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

The project to build new Gresley class P2 steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales continues to make rapid progress, with the locomotive’s ‘face’ now complete, only three years since its launch...

October 2016

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