July 2018

A birthday party surprise!

Unfortunately Tornado was unable to attend her 10th birthday party in Darlington but it looks like Prince of Wales had a surprise waiting for the guests!  Again, many thanks to all those who...

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust...

Vacancy: Engineering and Workshop Manager An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) at its base in Darlington in the role of Engineering and Workshop...

The wheels are on their way!

South Devon Railway (Engineering) have now completed the wheelsets and they are on their way to Darlington Locomotive Works. The wheels, loaded onto an Allelys wagon for transport north - David...

The Motion Club passes the...

Motion fund for Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive reaches almost £75,000 and the order for the heavy motion is placed. We are pleased to announce that The Motion Club, which was launched...