Skip to main content

News

FEATURED STORIES

Army on Track at DLW

17 Jul 2024 Wednesday

News Editor

Our Latest News, Our Latest News

1367

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...

Read more

Valve Gear Reaches First Milestone

27 Jun 2024 Thursday

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

News Editor

Our Latest News

1684

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...

Read more

TENDER FRAMES DELIVERED TO...

26 Jun 2024 Wednesday

News Editor

Our Latest News

1237

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....

Read more

Our Latest News

Archive

Dedicated Donations on Facebook

30 March 2015

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

A steam locomotive has many components and we are offering our supporters the opportunity to 'sponsor' specific parts and to have their name associated with them.  We have taken the opportunity of...

More signs of progress

23 March 2015

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Darlington Locomotive Works has taken delivery of the first Timken roller-bearings for No. 2007.

Third of funding after only one...

18 March 2015

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

A THIRD OF FUNDING IN PLACE TO BUILD BRITAIN'S MOST POWERFUL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO. 2007 PRINCE OF WALES AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR! First boiler components delivered for new Gresley class P2 2-8-2....

December 2014

29 December 2014

Mikado Messenger

No. 2001 goes to France

05 December 2014

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Eighty years ago today, on the 5th December 1934 Cock o' the North set off on a trip to Paris to visit the Vitry locomotive testing plant. The trip had been arranged by Sir Nigel Gresley and Andre...

Autumn 2014

01 December 2014

Tornado, The Communication Cord, Prince of Wales, The Communication Cord, Highlander, The Communication Cord

Autumn 2014 

First5253545557596061Last