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🚨 Exciting News from The Greatest Gathering! 🚨
D9015 PIC BY NIGEL JULIAN We’re thrilled to announce our next exhibit as THREE Class 55’s courtesy of Deltic Preservation Society will be...
Feb 141 min read
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DEPOT REPORT Saturday 8th February
DEPOT. Work recommenced on sorting the stores, some real progress is now being seen, and it is starting to become easier to work as...
Feb 82 min read
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Depot Report for Friday 31st January & Saturday 1st February
Another two-day report and a busy one for the Volunteers present. Power Units. The phasing case from 423 was eventually split from the...
Feb 42 min read
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BEARING DOWN ON A PROBLEM AND MORE
Many of you may be aware Compact Orbital Gears recently found an issue with two of the bearings in the Phasing Case of power unit 430...
Feb 24 min read
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Depot Report - Saturday 25th January 2025
Today saw another great turnout of volunteers continuing with tasks on the locos, power units and around the depot. Locomotives: 55009 —...
Feb 11 min read
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DPS 2025 MODEL RAIL EVENT.... BIGGER AND BETTER
Our DPS Model Show returns for 2025! Come and join us in a world of model railways on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July. With a wide...
Jan 281 min read
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DPS MEMBERSHIP – HIGHEST FOR 40 YEARS
In the past two years, membership total for the DPS has been steadily climbing and last year reached 1,000. It is currently 1,083. This...
Jan 222 min read
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WEEKEND REPORT FOR THE DEPOT 18/19 JANUARY
It was my pleasure this weekend on one of those rare occasions that I had both days free to cover the Responsible Officer's role. This...
Jan 202 min read
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SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATE AND CHANGES
The Deltic Preservation Society (DPS) are delighted to announce that Nigel Julian and Alex Stojanovic have agreed to become our Social...
Jan 161 min read
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DEPOT REPORT FOR SATURDAY 11th JANUARY.
Firstly a Big Thank You to all those volunteers who turned up this weekend in sub zero temperatures, it was minus 7 deg on arrival on...
Jan 132 min read
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FANTASTIC NEWS ON THE PHASING CASE BUT WE ARE KEEPING THE APPEAL GOING......SEE WHY
UPDATE ON PHASING CASE 430, or 428 as it was found to be. Photos by Tom Sharp showing the Case whilst work in progress. We have this week...
Jan 82 min read
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Depot Report - Saturday 4th January 2025
Six hardy volunteers made up the first working party of 2025 today at a particularly bracing Barrow Hill. The two electricians had a good...
Jan 41 min read
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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...
Jan 31 min read
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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...
Jan 13 min read
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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...
Dec 27, 20241 min read
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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...
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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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...
Dec 14, 20241 min read
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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...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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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...
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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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...
Nov 27, 20241 min read
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