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David Elliott - a tribute

05 January 2024

Tornado, Our Latest News, Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

It is no exaggeration to say that David Elliott was a pioneer of new build steam. Since he began volunteering in 1991, David has made possibly the greatest contribution to the objectives of The A1...

David Elliott, engineer and...

20 December 2023

Tornado, Our Latest News, Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

It is our sad duty to inform you of the death this morning of David Elliott. Although we all knew that David was not well, and that time was against him, this news nevertheless comes as a...

Hornby release 00 gauge Prince...

23 September 2023

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Hornby have long supported the aims and ambitions of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust and our long-standing relationship with Simon Kohler, for many years the firm's Head of Marketing, and...

P2 July engineering update

14 July 2023

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

General - various events have conspired to affect progress on the P2, mainly associated with the protracted overhaul of and fitment of ETCS equipment to Tornado and the move to our new...

Darlington Locomotive Works 2

10 October 2022

Tornado, Our Latest News, Prince of Wales, Our Latest News, Highlander, Our Latest News

Early in 2021 Darlington Council made public their ambitions for the Railway Heritage Quarter and residents and businesses were invited to have their say on the proposals for the...

Three-in-one!

21 June 2022

Prince of Wales, Our Latest News

Construction of the cylinder block for Prince of Wales has reached a significant milestone. For the first time, the three cylinders have been placed together to check alignment, clearances and to...

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