As the dust settles after an amazing three days it’s time to relax a little today and reflect on the biggest railway event most of us...

GREATEST GATHERING SAT & SUN 2nd & 3rd AUGUST At 13:00 on Saturday 2nd August DPS President Neville G Davies will unveil a special...

After a 24 hour delay, Alycidon and Tulyar made the move down the mainline on July 30th from Barrow Hill to Derby to join 55019 and the...

Depot Report 26/7/25. The last working party before our locos depart Barrow Hill to join 55019 for exhibition at The Greatest Gathering. ...

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Final preparations are underway for the 2025 DPS model show next weekend, 12/13th July. You may remember last year 55009 Alycidon was on...

Depot report. 1/7/25 Investigations into the low power from No.1 engine (408) in Alycidon continued today at Barrow Hill.Most people at...

Depot Report 28/6/25 A scorching summer day at Barrow Hill saw 7 volunteers undertaking a variety of tasks. 55009 is receiving some...

Two weeks to go until the 2025 DPS Model Railway show on the 12/13th of July. As well as the layouts and traders, Barrow Hill Roundhouse...

In addition to the previously announced running of 55019 on Saturday 28th June at the GCR the loco will also be in traffic on Sunday...

An extremely busy couple of weeks draws to a close and 55009 is now ready for its return to base. Thank you to the KWVR and NYMR for...

The DPS Model Show returns on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 2025. There will be a minimum of 12 quality layouts with trade support,...

We hope everyone enjoyed Alycidon's return to the NYMR, its FP white cab livery evoking memories of the summer of 1982 when 9 and 19 had...

55009 Alycidon back on NYMR metals for the first time in many years. Tuesday evening 10/6/25. Photos Tony Kornas.

Depot report 7th and 8th June 2025. Saturday saw the final preparations completed in readiness for 55009 heading off to the diesel galas...

Darrell Marsh reports. At the end of April a meeting was held with some of the team of DPS volunteers that restored the cab from 55008,...

Due to a change in plans 55019 ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIER will now be replaced at our visit to the Dean Forest Railway in September by 55009...

The June diesel gala timetables featuring 55009 are now online. NYMR www.nymr.link/dieselgala-tt KWVR https://kwvr.co.uk/events/dieselgala/

On Saturday June 28th 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier is timetabled for a days running at the Great Central Railway. The loco is scheduled...

We are celebrating National Volunteer Week 2025. Everybody behind the scenes at the Deltic Preservation Society is a volunteer helping to...