Darlington Railway Preservation Society

The Wickham

July 2, 2015

With great pleasure I can now say that the Type 27a Wickham is now finished.

Pictured below with some of the volunteers who worked on the restoration

Left to right Barrie, Mark and Brian.

We are always looking for new volunteers, and will make you feel welcome,
It dose not matter what your skills are, there is something for you in the Darlington Railway Preservation Society, areas we cover include archiving and library, museum displays, restoration of locomotive, railway equipment, and more.
If you want to find out more why not pop over and see us on a Tuesday night between 18:00 and 21:30, or contact the secretary on paul@drps.org.uk

Posted by Paul Bailey. Posted In : Locomotives

Open Day Report

June 4, 2015

Preparations

Before the event started members where busying themselves getting the site ready for visitors.

Dave is seen prepareing 39 for the open day.

The bunting ready for the open day.

The Event

These two photos show visitors exploring the newly redisplayed collection. Including members of the public been given tours of the cad of the Electric Locomotive.

Matt seen on duty on the Mini Railway

So of our future members seen enjoying a trip on the Mini Railway.

The highlight of the event was the fi...

Posted by Paul Bailey. Posted In : Open Days and Events

Wickham Stripes

April 15, 2015

Work is ongoing on our Wickham restoration.

Below we see the wasp stripes starting to be painted on the Wickham.
With one panel before and one after

Below we see Brian fitting windscreen wipers,
Before the fitting he has stripped, and cleaned the windscreen wiper motors.

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Words Paul Bailey, Photos Barrie Lamb

Posted by Paul Bailey. Posted In : Locomotives

A new sign

April 8, 2015

This week we are pleased to reveal our new tidier workshop front ready for our open day on May the 31st,

The front of workshop ready for our open day

Posted by Paul Bailey.

A lot has been happening

March 30, 2015

As you can see the wickham is now approaching completion with just finishing touches,

A closer view showing some of the details, and high quality of the paintwork.

20 inch gauge news

Its is a little known fact that we have some locomotive built by Ruston. Far as we are aware the only place other than in the country with 20inch gauge is the North Bay Railway in Scarborough.