It’s been a long journey but we are finally coming to the end of the restoration of D9015. Tulyar will be on display at Loughborough shed over the GCR diesel gala on 24-26th April. The loco will be open for cab visits, donations welcome, with the DPS sales stand positioned between the platforms at Loughborough and the loco shed. Over the coming weeks Tulyar will undergo the final stages of its testing and subject to that being accomplished successfully will be released to tra

D9015 Tulyar and 55009 Alycidon. March/April 2026 Press Release.   As we approach the end of March our volunteer teams are continuing to work hard; both on the important Return To Service examination for D9015 Tulyar as well as the C examination required before 55009 Alycidon moves to the SVR in April.   While we are approaching the final stages of Tulyar’s 30 year restoration we have unfortunately run out of time to complete the remaining minor tasks and finish the exam, mov

At the Nene Valley Railway in May 2024 55009 Alycidon suffered an engine failure of Power Unit 451. On return to the DPS depot the power unit was manually barred over confirming the triangle part of the engine along with the auxiliary generator were turning as expected however the main generator was static, pointing to a failure in the phasing case, likely the generator drive shaft. Over the course of 2025 the overhaul of Power Unit 430, ex 55008, was completed and after a po

It’s been a busy time at Barrow Hill over the last few weeks. All three of the societies locos are on their home depot. 55019 is receiving some much needed attention after a long period of service and will be on shed for 2026. After a successful testing day last week 55009 is over the inspection pit and undergoing a C exam prior to heading down to the SVR. D9015 is having a D exam as part of its return to service checks. One of the final jobs on the list was fitting the exhau