Darlington Railway Preservation Society

Track Work

June 18, 2016

Below is a selection of photos from our latest track work effort,

We are currently re-laying the line outside of the workshop

The starting point for a evenings work.

Positioning the rail ready for fixing to the sleepers.

Securing the rail to the chairs using a key.

Final tweaks and positioning of the rail.

These photos give a brief flavour of what goes into laying track.

And finally just a little view of the shed in the sun.

Posted by Paul Bailey.

Brief Update and a Congratulations

March 31, 2016

Work has been ungoing in our work shops, and the Ruston is nearing completion,

Below is a photo of where we are with the restoration,

Above is the inside of the cab, still awaiting painting but we are now getting close to completion.

We would also like to congratulate our freinds at the North Bay Railway Scarborough on the launch and building of their new steam locomotive Georgina.

Posted by Paul Bailey. Posted In : Locomotives

Ruston Progress

October 31, 2015

Below are a few images of the ongoing work on our 20 inch gauge Ruston

Kurt is seen tapping holes ready for bolts.

Kurt making steady progress

The newly undercoated cab

The Bonnet painted and finished.

The manufactures badge restored.

Posted by Paul Bailey. Posted In : Restoration News

A overdue update

August 4, 2015

First of all sorry for the lack of updates but with work, and the ongoing work at the DRPS time to update the website has been hard to come by so here is a round up of current works.

Tria-ang Project

The series of photos shown below show the various stages of the restoration of a 10 1/4 inch gauge trai-ang coach.

The coach was completly disassembled, and then prepared for painting.