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...

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...

The Deltic Preservation Society (DPS) are delighted to announce that Nigel Julian and Alex Stojanovic have agreed to become our Social...

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...

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...

Six hardy volunteers made up the first working party of 2025 today at a particularly bracing Barrow Hill. The two electricians had a good...

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...

When D9015 was started up for the first time in 27 years, shortly afterwards, ominous sounds were heard from Napier power unit 417. This...

Come and enjoy a ride behind 55019 in the warmth. The boiler heating van has been restored to operational condition for our event by...

The DPS Exclusive D9015 Tulyar models have arrived in stock along with the Society's allocation of Deltic models from the standard...

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...

DEPOT It was a small working party today due to work commitments and bad weather. The throughput of visitors in the Depot was also...

The long awaited day at Great Central Railway will soon be upon us. Come & celebrate with us as 55019 takes centre stage on December...

On Saturday 23rd November, the DPS volunteers welcomed Nodrog and Blackpool Simon to the depot to have a tour of the depot and...

55009. Various areas of the loco's bodywork have been identified as showing signs of corrosion and preparations for repair work are...

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...

Photo: Alex Stojanovic 55009 The loco batteries were put on charge to enable the NR Safety Systems, TPWS, GSMR, OTMR, to be checked. See...

A Christmas Deltic Ride! Your Christmas wishes have come true! 55019 will be running at the Great Central Railway on 28th December 2024....

Wednesday 2nd Oct was a very busy day with lots of different sub groups working towards their own goals. The Delectricians were again...

55009 The loco batteries were charged. D9015 Progress today was mostly electrical. Following on from being moved out of the stores last...