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    New P2 donations pass £2 million

    Apr 30, 2018 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones

    DONATIONS towards the world’s fastest-moving new-build main line steam project – Gresley P2 2-8-2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales – have now passed the £2 million mark.

    The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s £5 million project is now 40% funded just four years after being launched and it is on target to meet the completion date of 2021.

    Furthermore, pledges towards building the locomotive are rapidly approaching £3 million.

    The frames for Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive were rolled at British

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