The more observant of you will have noticed that the 'Trainz Simulator' pages have been updated and expanded in the past couple of weeks. It contains plenty of information on Trainz and the ECML Project, so if you already have the Trainz Simulator or are thinking of getting a copy to enable you to drive a Deltic in your living room, then please take a look at the links which can be found to the left.

Philip Jackson who is a DPS Life Member is running the Malta Marathon on 26th February 2012. He was born in 1973 and so is 39 in April and hopes after extensive training to be able to get around the 26 miles in 5 hours.

He is hoping that every DPS member will be able to get behind him and raise some money to assist with the return to the main line of Alycidon. Every bit helps and even £1 would make a difference.

If you sponsor him, you can think of him running round the beautiful Mediterranean island in glorious weather before relaxing with a nice beer in a local bar. It doesn’t sound too bad apart from the 26 mile bit!

There are two ways of pledging a contribution:

a) by sending a cheque to me payable to The Deltic Preservation Society Limited. Every cheque I get will be recorded and I will tell Philip who has been kind enough to back him

b) by going to the Just Giving website and making a contribution using a credit or debit card. Just follow this link: http://www.justgiving.com/Philip-Jackson2

It is great of Philip to do this for us and I hope we can all get behind him and give a little bit. I was first in with £20 but with gift aid we can get George Osborne to pay us a contribution as well. It is the only way we can get the Treasury to pay for our locomotives to hurtle about the countryside, so it gives an added incentive to sponsor Philip!

Peter Kennan

The draw took place in the Depot at Barrow Hill on 7th January as planned. The winning numbers are as follows:

1. 19567 - £250
2. 13654 - £100
3. 03883 - £100
4. 19639 - £50
5. 08699 - £50
6. 05186 - £50

I have started to contact the winners using the details on the stubs and I shall aim to send out cheques as soon as possible.

£3,045 pounds worth of tickets were sold this year compared to £2,648 last year. After deducting ticket printing costs and prizes, £2,218 has been raised. I am very pleased to see an increase during these difficult economic times. On behalf of the DPS Board, I would like to thank all those who took part in the raffle very much for your support.

I wish you all well for the New Year and for another exciting Deltic year ahead!

Graham Clarke

December 31st: (1981) Final day of Deltics on service trains with BR. 55008/17/19/21 were all in action, of which 55019 'ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIER' hauled the final train (1E26 16.30 Aberdeen-York, which it worked between Edinburgh and York).
January 1st: (1982) 55009 'ALYCIDON' ran light enginer from Finsbury Park to Peterborough, a positioning move for the next day's tour.
January 2nd: (1982) Deltic Scotsman Farewell tour, 55015 'TULYAR' King's Cross-Edinburgh and 55022 'ROYAL SCOTS GREY' Edinburgh-King's Cross. 55009 'ALYCIDON' was standby loco and shadowed the tour from Peterborough to Newcastle and back.
January 3rd: (1979): 55014 'THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT' hauled the York-Shrewsbury mail train.
January 4th: (1982) 55007/19/21 were moved from York to Doncaster Works for disposal by 46009.
January 5th: (1980) 55001 'ST PADDY' and 55020 'NIMBUS' were officially Withdrawn by British Rail. By this time, both were in the scrap area at Doncaster Works.
January 6th: (1979) 55007 'PINZA' entered Doncaster Works for power unit repairs.

Last night marked the 30th anniversary of the last Deltic workings under normal British Railways service.
December 1981 had been action packed with numerous railtours adding to the Deltic action. It was a very cold December with the locomotives working until failure or withdrawal.

Locomotives stopped in December were:
55 013 THE BLACK WATCH - December 16th
55 010 THE KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERER - December 23rd
55 016 GORDON HIGHLANDER – December 23rd
55 002 THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY - December 30th

December 31st
55 008 THE GREEN HOWARDS
55 017 THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
55 019 ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIER
55 021 ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDER
Leaving for the Deltic Scotsman Farewell
55 009 ALYCIDON – Standby locomotive
55 015 TULYAR
55 022 ROYAL SCOTS GREY

The only Deltic to move on January 1st 1982 was ALYCIDON working light engine from Finsbury Park to Peterborough, the starting point for the standby locomotive


For a further details, photographs and accounts of the Railtours during 1981 and of that surreal month December 1981 into the immortal day 2nd January 1982 see the DPS publication FAREWELL TO THE DELTIC a 96 page softback book full of magical memories, £7.00 including p&p to UK mainland.



For the visual and sound of those days in 1981 then THE DELTIC FAREWELL TOURS PART 2 DVD is a must. Featured on this 1 hour 15 DVD are the following tours / events:
14.11.81 - DELTIC CUMBRIAN - 55 009 ALYCIDON
21.11.81 – DELTIC SCOTSMAN – 55 002 THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY
28.11.81 – RCTS RAILTOUR – 55 009 ALYCIDON
28.11.81 – DELTIC DEVONIAN – 55 016 GORDON HIGHLANDER
05.12.81 – THE HADRIAN FLYER – 55 015 TULYAR
12.12.81 – GRAMPIAN DELTIC – 55 009 ALYCIDON
19.12.81 – DELTIC BROADSMAN – 55 009 ALYCIDON
19.12.81 – NAPIER NORTH EASTERN – 55 002 THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY
27.12.81 – TRANS PENNINR DELTIC LAMENT – 55 009 ALYCIDON
31.12.81 – LAST DELTIC TO LEAVE KX IN SERVICE – 55 017 THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
02.01.82 – DELTIC SCOTSMAN FAREWELL – 55 015 TULYAR
55 009 ALYCIDON
55 022 ROYAL SCOTS GREY

£19.95 Including p&p to UK mainland

I cannot recommend these two items enough, and it was a nostalgic New Year watching the events of 30 Years ago whilst looking through the book – again!

Roll on 2nd January – I will be watching the last chapters of the DVD.

Unfortunately we were unable to recreate the 2nd January again, but keep an eye on Deltic Deadline and the DPS website for whats happening in 2012.

To order either or both these items please download the sales order form and send to DPS Sales 34 Lucy Hall Drive, Baildon, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 5BH

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Ian Lewis

Happy Christmas. Tired of turkey yet? Got relatives round who do not share your love of Deltics? Here are some DPS related Deltic clips from 2011 to remind you what a great year it has been. It is only a sample and we are not saying these are the best or the worst. There are many more clips available on YouTube.

The DPS is not responsible for the material on third party websites or for any marital or family bust up caused by looking at Deltic clips over the Christmas period.

First is the visit of 55019 to Wensleydale:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ianRL0WRQ_g

Next is the trip to Swanage in May with fantastic weather for some of the time. The DPS volunteers pulled out all the stops to get Alycidon there, with new batteries arriving just in time, thanks to Rail Traction Supplies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr5q0ORBjD8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrvejY2CLSU

On to Keighley for the Diesel Gala. More sunny weather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4At4KU72Ys

Alycidon’s 50th birthday event was held on 23 July at Barrow Hill complete with Birthday cake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0co9lelbTw

On to the Deltic 50 “The Magnificant Seven” event at Shildon. Over 10000 visitors attended. There is a huge amount of footage of the event on YouTube but this clip starting at 3:25 shows the night time photo shoot with 55022 being cranked up. The sound quality isn’t brilliant on my system but gives an idea of what it was like to be there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bK-ydwt9_c

The convoy from Shildon to the East Lancs Railway was a rare sight and here are a couple of clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avy6KKRFhl4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6lbkpvqOE

Finally there is plenty of coverage of the East Lancs Event on YouTube but we close 2011 by looking again at 14850hp on the front of the 19.25 from Bury:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UMAX8nOUNA

Thanks to everyone who has shared their clips on YouTube and for your support throughout 2011.

Peter Kennan

December 24th: (1981) 55010 'THE KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERER' was moved to Doncaster Works for disposal (hauled by 55019).
December 25th: (19xx) No Deltics today!
December 26th: (1977) Some trains ran on Boxing Day, one being the 17.45 Newcastle-King's Cross, hauled by 55019 'ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIER'
December 27th: (1981) Two Deltics on Trans-Pennine services today, 55009 'ALYCIDON' and 55015 'TULYAR'.
December 28th: (1981) With the 'Deltics being run down, just four members were in traffic today (55007/8/9/21)
December 29th: (1980) 55003 'MELD' hauled its last train, !S27 07.22 Plymouth-Edinburgh which it worked from York to Newcastle,
December 30th: (1981) 55002 'THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY' became the last Deltic to work to Liverpool in BR service. Problems with one power unit meant in was declared unfit to work the 'Deltic Scotsman Farewell' and it moved straight to the NRM.

December 17th: (1980) 55005 'THE PRINCE OF WALES'S OWN REGIMENT OF YORKSHIRE' was released from Stratford Works after collision damage repairs sustained when it hit a herd of cows.
December 18th: (1999) A DPS railtour from Newcastle to King's Cross had to be postponed owing to problems with D9009 'ALYCIDON'
December 19th: (1981) 55009 'ALYCIDON' visited Norwich with the 'Deltic Broadsman' tour
December 20th: (1980) 55012 'CREPELLO' did a return trip from York to Liverpool Lime Street and back.
December 21st: (1981) 55017 'THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY' was on commuter duties, workting the 05.24 King's Cross-Peterborough and 07.23 return.
December 22nd: (1996) A Deltic returned to King's Cross, when D9000 'ROYAL SCOTS GREY' did a loaded test run from Newcastle following rectification work at Glasgow Works.
December 23rd: (1981) It was farewell to both 55010 'THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERER' and 55016 'GORDON HIGHLANDER' in BR service, both locos making the last outings prior to withdrawal.

The DPS Trainz Simulator page has, courtesy of Stuart Page, been updated to reflect the current position with the project. Please visit the pages by clicking the link in the block to the left. More pages will be added to this section soon, including an explanation of the cab and how it was set up.