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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has confirmed an agreement with Railway Support Services for the hire of diesel shunter 08927 (D4157), which will take up duties as the depot shunter at Darlington Locomotive Works. Completed in December...
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As planned, Tornado is spending January and February at Darlington for winter maintenance and annual recertification. The work started with a boiler washout and examination, with the safety valves removed for...
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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...
08 December 2024
Whilst noting that progress continues elsewhere with both our A1 and P2, the focus in Darlington must be on getting the track down in time for S&D 200 next year and, thanks to our...
14 November 2024
We carried out tests providing power to the ETCS from our existing two locomotive power supplies. We could do this in the event of a complete failure of the ETCS battery and...
18 October 2024
With the engine’s arrival at the Great Central Railway (GCR) it was possible to couple the engine and tender together for the first time following the overhaul. This allowed us to...
09 September 2024
The Trust has made the very difficult decision to cancel ‘The Ribblehead Rambler’ on Saturday 21st September. We apologise wholeheartedly to all those who have been looking...
19 August 2024
Following a hopeful start to last week, with a warming fire lit, it has become apparent that we no longer have the time required to confidently meet our August bank holiday heritage line...
18 August 2024
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