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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...
23 March 2015
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Darlington Locomotive Works has taken delivery of the first Timken roller-bearings for No. 2007.
18 March 2015
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....
29 December 2014
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05 December 2014
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...
01 December 2014
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Autumn 2014
Design work has been concentrated in two areas; drawing and modification of the cab to comply with the reduction in overall height from 13' 1" to 13' as was done with Tornado to ensure the widest...