The P2 Steam Locomotive Company

04/06/2026

🚂🔥 The Raising Steam Club is already over 50% subscribed — thank you!

Your support has helped us reach a huge milestone: we can now order the £20,000 rocking grate, one of the largest missing boiler components needed to bring No. 2007 to life.

Over 50 supporters have already pledged £500 each towards boiler fitments and steam testing. Every donation is ringfenced for this vital work, and we’re getting closer to steam testing every day.

Help keep the pressure building and be part of making history!

Donate today: a1steam.com/raisingsteam

20/05/2026

Take two minutes to listen to Trust Chairman Steve Davies giving the latest update on the P2 project.

👉 Get involved at a1steam.com/p2donation

🎦 https://youtu.be/VwvNdCuMuE8?is=y7qKwAOfdQAvBk9n

Looking for a quick hit of new build steam news? Here's the very latest on the biggest project of them all, the mighty P2. It's being constructed in Darlingt...

19/05/2026

🎉 GREAT NEWS

The ADA Clutch Trial and Design Club reached its fundraising target in under two months — an extraordinary achievement made possible by the generosity and determination of Supporters who answered the call.

Thanks to these donations, the engineering team can now move the ADA Clutch trial forward and complete sign-off for the P2 design by the end of this year.

The P2 is being built by people:
People who donate.
People who volunteer.
People like you.

Play your part in bringing the P2 to life at p2steam.com

18/05/2026

When precision on paper becomes reality in the workshop 👌🏼⚙️

The 3D printed cam box has now been successfully trial fitted into the monobloc — a major step in bringing the remarkable Lentz-Franklin valve gear to life.

By 3D printing and machining the major components of this complex mechanism, the engineering team can prove dimensions, refine fitments, and validate the design before committing to final castings in metal.

It’s technological innovation meeting steam-era engineering. 🚂🔥

The unique Lentz-Franklin valve gear is at the heart of what will make the P2 Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive — combining post war steam technology with modern methods and materials to power one of the most ambitious new-build steam projects in the world.

Be part of the journey and help power the next stage of construction.

🌐 Support the P2 project at a1steam.com/p2donation

📖 Read more about the innovative valve gear design at a1steam.com/p2valvegear

06/05/2026

🚂 P2 Valve Gear Development Update: we’ve taken delivery of a full-size 3D-printed cambox for the P2!

The model has been developed from original 2D drawings by David Elliott (Engineering Director), refined by Alan Parkin (P2 Design Engineer), and brought to life with key camshaft components 3D printed and machined by volunteer Peter Scott.

This has allowed the engineering team to physically assemble and study the mechanism in detail—helping us:
• Visualise how the valve gear operates
• Check clearances and assembly requirements
• Validate the overall design concept

Using a printed polymer cambox at this stage is a major advantage. It avoids the cost and long lead times of castings while allowing early identification of any refinements needed. It also gives a clear, real-world demonstration of the scale and complexity of the system—and enables a trial fit within the monobloc.

Encouragingly, results so far give strong confidence that the concept is fundamentally sound.

🔧 What’s next?
We are now moving to:
• Finalise quotations for the first metal cambox
• Use the 3D model to clearly communicate requirements to suppliers
• Progress towards casting, machining, and assembly

The programme remains a three-stage plan:
1️⃣ Build and test the first cambox (casting expected this winter, work into 2027)
2️⃣ Refine the design and produce the second unit
3️⃣ Optimise performance once in service
Only after testing the metal cambox will final design sign-off be made.

🚂 Support the Project
This progress is made possible by supporters of No. 2007. Every donation directly funds the design, manufacture, and testing of these complex components.

👉 Donate here: a1steam.com/p2donation

Together, we’re building Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive.

22/04/2026

🔍 What Is It Wednesday!

Time to put your engineering instincts to the test…

We’ve got a 3D CAD design from the P2 project — but what component are you looking at? 🤔

Drop your best guesses in the comments
(Keep it polite, please!)

Answer in the comments 👇

16/04/2026

• May Open Day •

In a change to our usual opening hours, join us on:

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 4th MAY*

10:00 -15:00HRS

FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO BOOK VIA HOPETOWN

*the Works will be closed on the Saturday and Sunday with access to DLW via the viewing gallery only. Normal two day opening will resume the first weekend in June.

24/03/2026

Big things are happening at DLW!

We’ve just welcomed a powerful new addition — a 15-tonne A-frame crane — boosting our lifting capacity by five times. Not only is it a major upgrade, it’s also more cost-efficient over time.

Its first job? Helping fit the monobloc to the P2’s frames — a huge milestone for the project.

Want to be part of bringing this locomotive to life?
Support the build: a1steam.com/p2donation

17/03/2026

🚂 Could you help build Britain’s newest main line steam locomotive?

Supporters are helping fund LNER Class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales with regular donations — even £2.50 a week can make a difference.

Join the growing community bringing this locomotive to life.

Donate 👉 a1steam.com/p2donation

14/03/2026

🚂 Help us raise steam again!

The next chapter in Britain’s steam railway history is being written right now. The boiler for No. 2007 Prince of Wales has arrived — but key components, such as the grate, still need funding before it can be steam tested.

By joining the Raising Steam Club, you can help bring this extraordinary locomotive to life.

Be one of the supporters who turns history into reality.

💨 Donate today and help us raise steam.

🔗 a1steam.com/raisingsteam