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Jan 31 min read
A Happy Member's Report from the GCR Event on December 28th
I won second prize in the raffle on Saturday and was asked to do a review so here goes. I was very excited to attend the Deltic running...
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Jan 13 min read
Good news for suspect Napier Power Unit
When D9015 was started up for the first time in 27 years, shortly afterwards, ominous sounds were heard from Napier power unit 417. This...
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Dec 27, 20241 min read
28th December Event Announcement
Come and enjoy a ride behind 55019 in the warmth. The boiler heating van has been restored to operational condition for our event by...
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Dec 23, 20241 min read
ACCURASCALE DELTIC MODELS
The DPS Exclusive D9015 Tulyar models have arrived in stock along with the Society's allocation of Deltic models from the standard...
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Dec 14, 20241 min read
Merry Christmas from the DPS!
Merry Christmas to all, we hope you’ve had a fantastic year with us! We have certainly had a great year, a few bumps in the road but...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read
Depot Report - Saturday 7th December 2024
DEPOT It was a small working party today due to work commitments and bad weather. The throughput of visitors in the Depot was also...
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Dec 8, 20241 min read
A MERRY CHRISTMAS DELTIC RUNNING DAY
The long awaited day at Great Central Railway will soon be upon us. Come & celebrate with us as 55019 takes centre stage on December...
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Nov 27, 20241 min read
A Visit from Nodrog and Blackpool Simon
On Saturday 23rd November, the DPS volunteers welcomed Nodrog and Blackpool Simon to the depot to have a tour of the depot and...
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Nov 3, 20241 min read
Depot Report - Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd November 2024
55009. Various areas of the loco's bodywork have been identified as showing signs of corrosion and preparations for repair work are...
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Oct 28, 20241 min read
Depot Report - Saturday 26th October 2024
Both 55009 & 55015 had been shunted out during the week to enable running tests to be carried out; well, that was the plan! D9015. The...
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Oct 21, 20242 min read
Depot Report - Saturday 19th October 2024
Photo: Alex Stojanovic 55009 The loco batteries were put on charge to enable the NR Safety Systems, TPWS, GSMR, OTMR, to be checked. See...
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Oct 17, 20242 min read
A Christmas Deltic
A Christmas Deltic Ride! Your Christmas wishes have come true! 55019 will be running at the Great Central Railway on 28th December 2024....
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Oct 6, 20243 min read
DEPOT REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY 2nd OCTOBER & SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER.
Wednesday 2nd Oct was a very busy day with lots of different sub groups working towards their own goals. The Delectricians were again...
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Sep 21, 20242 min read
Depot Report - Saturday 21st September 2024
55009 The loco batteries were charged. D9015 Progress today was mostly electrical. Following on from being moved out of the stores last...
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Sep 20, 20241 min read
Depot Report - September 14th 2024
Varnish applied to D9015 Tulyar Recently, D9015 has been professionally varnished and, with the exception of No.2 end nose, this stage of...
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Sep 19, 20241 min read
55019 at the Great Central Railway
55019 will be out working at the GCR on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September, possibly the last workings this but yet to be confirmed...
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Sep 10, 20241 min read
DPS SALES STAND AT THE LEIGH MODEL RAILWAY EVENT 14/15TH SEPTEMBER
ARE YOU A MEMBER, THEN CAN YOU HELP? We have been offered and taken a cancellation slot at the above event, are you available to come...
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Aug 31, 20241 min read
Depot Report - 31st August 2024
D9015 First job for today was Tulyar being shunted inside for us by our neighbours HNRC ready for completion of the paint job over the...
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Aug 26, 20242 min read
Depot Report - 24th August 2024
It was a busy day at Barrow Hill today with work spread across various areas and meet ‘n greet. 55009. Some areas of the paintwork are...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
55019 at the Great Central Railway. Please note that the 11:45 Freight train Saturday 24th and 11:10 Sunday 25th are now both Passenger Trains going to Leicester North and return.
pic by Graham Nuthall
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