1/10/07 Restoration News:
A report from the last working weekend is here. As well as the ongoing restoration work, C15PS volunteers continued to get D8233 ready for the planned power unit lift which will take place during this months working week from October 12-22. If you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
15/09/07 Restoration News:
A report from the last working weekend, where volunteers concentrated on making D8233 ready for the planned power unit change next month, is here. The next working weekend is 23-24 September - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
13/09/07 Restoration News:
The fan and fan drive has arrived back from overhaul at Solutions Engineering Ltd. More here
11/09/07 MSTS News:
The next C15PS produced Microsoft Train Simulator™ add-on pack is Deltic Six and features all six preserved production deltics in their various guises over the years along with cabview, sounds and acts for East Coast Express parts 1&2, East Lancs Railway, Severn Valley and West Somerset add-ons (available from uktrainsim.com). More details and how to order can be found on our shop page.
29/08/07 Restoration News:
The society is pleased to announce that a dedicated team has been formed to design, source and build a new electrical cubicle for D8233 replacing the items lost during its time in storage at Crewe. The team is is headed up by ELR volunteers Steve Foster and Alan Lee who will work on the project seperately from the main loco restoration thereby speeding up the locos return to working order.
The new cubicle will in essence be conventional and very similar to the old
one, and with the benefit of the new cable and equipment chosen, should be
very long lasting and reliable.The next working weekend on D8233 is 8-9 September - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
08/08/07 Restoration News:
A report from the last working weekend where volunteers concentrated on the continuing work to re-assemble D8233's cooler group is here. The next working weekend is 25-26 August - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
06/08/07 Restoration News:
A report of the C15PS working week that took place at the end of July is here. Volunteers continued to re-assemble D8233's cooler group which is now well on the way to completion. The next working weekend is 25-26 August - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
23/07/07 MSTS News:
We are pleased to announce that we can accept orders for two new
Microsoft Train Simulator™ add-on packs; ELR Classic Traction and Blue Deltics! More details and how to order can be found on our shop page.
03/07/07 Sales News:
We are pleased to announce that we can accept orders for Preserved Heritage Traction, a book that details all preserved diesel & electric locomotives plus multiple units of British Rail origin and its constituent companies. By purchasing through the C15PS a substantial donation will go towards the restoration of D8233. More details and how to order can be found on our shop page.
The C15PS sales stand will be out at Bury Bolton Street during this weeks five day Diesel Event at the East Lancs Railway - please do come and support us.
21/06/07 Restoration News:
A report of the most recent working party report from Bury is here. Volunteers continued to re-assemble D8233's cooler group. The next working weekend is 21/22 July - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
05/06/07 Restoration News:
A report from the last working weekend where volunteers concentrated on the continuing work to re-assemble D8233's cooler group is here. The next working weekend is 16/17 June - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
05/06/07 MSTS News:
The C15PS produced Microsoft Train Simulator™ add-on pack Peak Power is currently out of stock. We are still accepting orders for this product but orders will not be dispatched until later this month once stocks are replenished.
29/05/07 Restoration News:
A report of recent work to begin re-assembling D8233's cooler group is here. The next working weekend is 2/3 June - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
17/05/07 Restoration News:
A report of recent work carried out on the loco at Bury is here. The next working weekend is 26/27 May - if you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
15/05/07 MSTS News:
The next C15PS produced Microsoft Train Simulator™ add-on pack will be Deltic Blue and will
feature all 22 production deltics in BR Blue guises (apart from 55002 which is in the green it carried in early 80's) along with BR Blue & Grey Mk1's and activities for the default S&C, Mid East 1.4 and North West England routes (available from uktrainsim.com). We expect this pack to be available by late June priced at £10 plus P&P. A preview is here
09/05/07 MSTS News:
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting orders for the Microsoft Train Simulator™ add-on pack Green Deltics! via post or PayPal! More here and a YouTube video of the pack is here
02/05/07 Restoration News:
D8233 working weekends at Bury for this year are
26th & 27th May
2nd & 3rd June
16th & 17th June
21st & 22nd July
4th & 5th of August
25th & 26th August
8th & 9th September
23rd& 24th September
12th & 21st October (Working Week)
3rd & 4th Nov
17th & 18th Nov
1st & 2nd Dec
If you wish to lend a hand please contact Chris Tatton
31/04/07 Site Updates:
A report of the working weekend of 28/29 April is here
03/04/07 Site Updates:
A report of the working weekend of 1-2 April is here. Photos of the overhauled Oil Priming Pump are here
20/03/07 Site Updates:
A report of the working weekend of 17/18 March is here
25/02/07 Site Updates:
A report of the working weekend of 23/24 February is here
04/02/07 Site Updates:
A report of the working weekend of 3/4 February is here
11/11/06 AGM News:
The Annual General Meeting was held today, at which twenty one members attend, a number of updates were provided, a couple of appointments and changes to the committee were accepted, and a number of revisions to the existing constitution agreed.
02/08/06 Restoration News:
First component fully overhauled. We are delighted to inform you that the fan drive gearbox has arrived back from Solutions engineering Ltd.
05/08/06 Restoration News:
We are delighted to inform that the replacement Paxman 16YHXL unit purchased from Beta Generators, arrived at Castlecroft Yard in Bury on the 1st of August from Glasgow. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Geoff at Beta Plant for his time and patience. The power unit is protected from the elements at Castlecroft until work is at a stage where the original power unit from D8233 can be placed alongside to swap relevant pipework etc. over to the new one. We hope to be able to take advantage of the air starters, and run the power unit up on the ground for testing purposes in the near future. Photos of the engine are available on this progress report. Photo here
02/06/06 Restoration News:
We are very pleased to be able to announce that we have secured the long term loan of 2 "Fruit Machine" controllers, this represents another major step forward for the society with regard to missing components. We wish to extend our thanks to all involved in The Bury Type Two Group (24054) & Keith Buckley, who stored the Driver Controller as a spare for the 24061 Preservation Group. Many thanks go to Bob Fussey of the NYMR and the Bury Diesel Group for Transport of the Driver Controller from Grosmont to Bury. Both controllers are in need of overhaul and fortunately Brian Baily who was involved in the work on D8233 during its time at Crewe has recently joined the society and volunteered to overhaul both of the units. Photo here
02/06/06 Site Updates:
We are now accepting orders for "Peak Power" our second add-on pack for Microsoft Train Simulator. More details here. Also report and photos from the mini working weekend of 27 & 28/05/06 added.
16/05/06 Site Updates:
Photos of the working weekend on 13 & 14/05/06 added here. Mouse mat added to the Sales page.
15/05/06 Site Updates:
Report of the working weekend on 13 & 14/05 added here. Sales page updated to include our latest sales items of 4 designs of mug and a cap as well as including a Paypal shopping basket and printable mail-order form.
07/05/06 Site Updates:
A few updates to the web site, with the working weekend report for the mini working weekend of 22 & 23/04/06 added here. Photo galleries added for the last 2 working weekends here and here. Additional photo of ADB968000 added here and D8233 here.
04/03/06 Restoration News:
We are pleased to announce that we have made another major step forward towards restoring D8233 to operating condition with the securing of a working replacement Paxman 16YHXL engine. The engine was sourced via Geoff Davies of Beta Generators in Stockport and inspected by representatives of the society on 01/03/06. The engine has been used as a static alternator set and is believed to be one of the ex BR ones. Our plan is once it has been transported to Bury to fit the traction governor from D8233s engine connect a temporary fuel supply and cooling system then run the engine up to prove it then place it in dry secure storage until the loco is ready for the power unit fitting. Acquiring this engine will undoubtedly pay huge dividends for us by reducing the time and work needed to restore D8233 as well as putting us in the position of effectively having 2 engines. A few photos of the replacement engine are here.
At Bury work has continued with a mini working weekend being held on the 25 & 25/02/06. The work performed included the completion of the removal of the rest of the body side doors from D8233 and the start of removing the smaller external fittings along with more work towards completing the fitting out of our support coach and safe storage of the components already removed from D8233. We would like to extend a huge thank you at all involved in helping us to secure the replacement engine as well as the team of volunteers that attended the mini working weekend.
12/02/06 Restoration News:
Saturday 11/02/06 was the day of the big shunt to position D8233 and our support coach in to the agreed position at Buckley Wells, this shunt involving moving everything on the line at the side of the old EMU shed to allow D8233 and our coach to be shunted down to the far end, the opportunity was also taken to reposition the vehicles already there In to more favourable positions for the groups involved in them.
On Sunday 12/02/06 a start made on D8233 its self with all the body side doors on one side being removed before D8233 was sheeted over to protect it from the elements, Inside the support coach several of the lose components were moved to new storage positions giving us room for not only to store more components as they are removed from D8233 but also giving us a clear workshop area within the coach. A few more photos of the weekend added here.
10/02/06 Restoration News:
D8233 was today successfully moved by road from Crewe to its new home at Bury arriving In Bury around lunchtime. Click here to view a gallery of photos from the move. Tomorrow will see D8233 shunted in to position next to our support coach. We would like to offer our thanks to all involved in making the move go smoothly.
30/01/06 MSTS News:
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting orders for the MSTS add-on pack via post or PayPal! Orders placed before will be posted out after 06/02/06, and it will also be available to buy on ebay after 06/02/06.
27/01/06 Site Update:
Photos added to both the Class 15 gallery and the D8233 gallery.
16/01/06 Site Update:
More photos added to the move gallery.
15/01/06 News:
The Class 15 Preservation Society is pleased to announce we have now secured a long-term restoration base for D8233 at The East Lancashire Railway.
Over the weekend of the 14th and 15th of January all loose parts including the exhausters and traction motors were moved from Crewe to our new home at Bury. A few photos of the weekends work can be found here. We would like to offer a big thank you to Martin Walker, Beaver Sports Yorkshire, The Railway Age Crewe, The Bury Diesel Group, The East Lancashire Railway Steam Department, The East Lancashire Railway, as well as all who attended on the 14th and 15th without who this first but important step in the restoration of D8233 would not have been possible.
D8233 will be moving to our new home shortly so the restoration can start in earnest.
23/12/05 News:
The Class 15 Preservation Society is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached to ensure that Class 15 D8233 (Currently at the Railway Age, Crewe) is returned to operational condition with the ownership of the locomotive having passed to the C15PS from the previous custodians, The Waterman Heritage Railway Trust.
The society wish to thank the contribution made by the WHRT, and we aim to build upon the work carried out so far. A team of dedicated volunteers is ready with the goal of returning this unique loco to operational condition and operating the loco at heritage railways.
However, the scale of the task we have taken on should not be understated. This is a long-term project and it will not be an easy restoration to undertake, mainly because much of the original traction control equipment was removed during the locos conversion to a train heating unit. Fortunately, due to the WHRT acquiring a number of suitable replacement traction motors as well as many other spares, along with the numerous offers of help and support which Project D8233 has received in the months since the group was formed, we are now in a position to move forward and make resurrecting this unique survivor from the "Modernisation Plan" a reality!
D8233 WILL RUN AGAIN!
Thanks to an intake of new members from the "Project D8233" group, The Class 15 Preservation Society is now re-launched with a newly elected committee. The "Project D8233" name will however live on as the name given to the restoration team.