Gresley P2’s coupled wheels are turned for the first time Now trust needs to raise £1.5 million to complete No. 2007
A MAJOR new pinnacle of the heritage sector was reached at Darlington Locomotive Works at noon on February 25, when the eight coupled wheels of new Gresley P2 2-8-2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales were turned for the first time in front of an invited audience.
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust says it requires additional donations of about £1.5 million to ensure that No.2007 is completed and operational in time for the 2025 Stockton & Darlington Railway bicentenary celebrations.
Following the completion of A1 Peppercorn Pacific No. 60163 in 2008, in December 2010 the trust announced its intention to conduct a feasibility
