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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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Make Valentine's Day hot and steamy

26 January 2017

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Sponsor the boiler of Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive Looking for something different for your train-loving Valentine? Hoping things will get hot and steamy this Valentine’s Day? Then...

ITV Tyne-Tees News covers our P2

25 January 2017

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2017-01-24/full-steam-ahead-for-multi-million-pound-project-to-bring-p2-mikado-back-to-life/

James May's 'slacking cock flange'

24 January 2017

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

James May, TV presenter, media celebrity and steam enthusiast has made the appropriately named ‘slacking cock flange’ for No. 2007 Prince of Wales.  The TV presenter of Top Gear and The Grand Tour...

James May back at Darlington

23 January 2017

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Intrepid workshop warrior James May was back at Darlington Locomotive Works to fabricate another component for No. 2007 Prince of Wales.

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