What a fantastic diesel gala at the GCR. Thanks for everyone who came along and supported the DPS. It was especially satisfying to welcome many of you to the #2 cab of Tulyar. The loco will be undertaking test runs and if all goes to plan will be released for traffic when these are completed. Many people asked if the testing was this week. That isn’t the case. The test dates will be scheduled around both the engineering volunteers availability and the dates we can fit in arou

The restoration of Tulyar has now reached the point where the engineers can begin the long awaited “Return To Service” exam, after the faults with the vacuum brake system were rectified. The loco now has a full dual brake system. Part of the big exam is having the tachometers calibrated, and Geoff Armstrong visited the depot on Tuesday 10th February and calibrated all three locos. Alycidon received some attention to small snags revealed during the recent test day and the stri