D212 Aureol Bogie Repair Fund
It’s now been
almost 14 years since Aureol visited the Mid-Hants Railway, Diesel Gala in
March 1995.
Since making her first public run
in preservation at the MR-Butterley in July 1993, the locomotive has only ever
Visited two preserved railways,
the first being The Severn Valley Railway in May 1994 as seen below
The second being the
Mid-Hants Diesel Gala where the photo below was taken by Ray Briscall
On 5th March 1995
showing Aureol leaving Ropley station with an Alresford bound
service.
Since 1995, Aureol has been
restricted to operating on the MR-Butterley only, unable to venture out to
Any other railways until the
bogie fractures are repaired.
We are always receiving requests
from other preserved railways interested in Aureol visiting their
line
For a season or two but who
have no chance of success until the fractured bogie problem as been cured once
and for all.
In order to carry
out these repairs we need to raise
£10,000
With your Help and Support Aureol's
fractured Bogies
Could become a thing of the past
The photo below shows one of the Fractures on number
two Bogie
Aureol was finally withdrawn from
operating service as a departmental locomotive numbered 97407 on 4th April
1986, due to fractured bogies and dumped in the siding at Crewe Basford Hall
Yard. She was eventually moved to Carlisle Kingmoor depot as a Christmas tree
of spares for D200.
The locomotive was Purchased by the
Class 40 Appeal in May 1988 and arrived at the Midland Railway Centre on 3rd
March 1989. Within a few days of the loco arriving on site restoration
work commenced and one of the first jobs undertaken was to measure and record
the various fractures in both bogies for future reference. From that day till
now, there has been no additional movement from any of the fractures and
measurements taken recently still measured the same length now as they did
when originally taken back in 1989.
In the early day's, the loco was
inspected quite frequently and on no occasion was there ever any mention of
bogie fractures or stopping the locos movements because of this. In fact the
loco was that popular at one time she seemed to be requested for all the major
open days and was just starting to become a sort after machine at preserved
railways when disaster hit. The loco past its movement examination to
attend the Mid-Hants diesel gala in March 1995 but failed on the return
examination because of the fractured bogies. Eventually a one journey only
movement was allowed to the Midland Railway-Butterley via Crewe Basford Hall
Yard open day in August 1995 and the loco has not been anywhere since.
To date through our own membership, we
have already made a start on trying to raise sufficient money to repair the
bogies on Aureol. On top of this, we authorized AEA Technology Rail
to carry out a Class 40 bogie repair feasibility study and a
welding specification procedure which has cost us in access of £2,000 so far.
The estimated cost of lifting the
loco and repairing both bogies to mainline standards is in the region of around
£10,000
With this figure in mind, we are now appealing
to everyone interested in Class 40's to try and help us by digging deeply into
your pockets and send us a donation towards the bogie repair fund.
Please Note:- All money donated to the bogie repair
fund will be spent on Aureol ONLY
Please make
Cheque or Postal Orders payable to ' Class 40 Appeal ' and send it to
Class 40 Appeal. 65 Darby Road,
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 OPN.
Bogie
Repair Fund Currently Stands
At
£11,577:00
GET YOUR NAME ON THE WEB
BY
MAKING A DONATION TODAY
The Following People
have made a donation to D212 Aureol's bogie repair fund
05:03:08 TONY NUTTALL. A.C.L.G, C.F.P.S, C37LG.
05:03:08 PHIL SEYMOUR. SDDT/PD SUPPLIERS LIST WEBSITE/DDS/SDR.
05:03:08 GEOFF GRIFFITHS.
07:03:08 SAMUEL MOSS. MR-BUTTERLEY, ALFRETON MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY.
14:03:08 IAN DOBSON. C.F.A. MEMBER.
14:03:08 WILLIAM PIZER. C.F.A. MEMBER.
14:03:08 MARTIN RAMSDALE. C.F.A. WORKING MEMBER.
14:03:08 ALAN BANKS.
21:03:08 IAN CURRY. C.F.A. WORKING MEMBER.
19:04:08 NIGEL BEADSMOORE. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 ALAN LOWE. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 STUART HOOD. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 GRAHAM SMITH. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 SIMON KILVINGTON. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 MARTIN RAMSDALE. C.F.A. WORKING MEMBER.
19:04:08 JEFF BROUGH. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 MARTIN RICKERS. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 TIMOTHY GABB. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 IAN SMITH.
19:04:08 TIM FARMER. PRESERVED DIESELS.
19:04:08 MARTIN WALKER. BEAVER SPORTS AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH
55022.
19:04:08 ROBERT PURCELL. C.F.A. MEMBER.
19:04:08 MATTHEW HURST. C.F.A. MEMBER.
29:04:08 DEREK CLARKE. C.F.A. WORKING MEMBER.
29:04:08 STEVE JONES. C.F.P.S, C.F.A. MEMBER.
17:05:08 PAUL MADDEN. C.F.A. MEMBER.
17:05:08 ROBERT CHILTON. C.F.A. MEMBER.
17:05:08 PAUL HILL. C.F.A. WORKING MEMBER.
29:05:08 RICHARD MARJORAM. C.F.A. MEMBER.
29:05:08 WILF SMITH.
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09:07:08 WILF SMITH.
31:08:08 RAYMOND BRISCALL. C.F.A. MEMBER.
31:08:08 DEREK LEWIS & FAMILY. C.F.A. MEMBERS.
06:11:08 GRAEME BETTESS. C.F.A. MEMBER.
07:07:09 MARTIN RAMSDALE. C.F.A. WORKING MEMBER.
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25:07:09 MICHAEL CORT. C.F.A. MEMBER.
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01:09:09 KEVIN DOWD.
16:12:09 IAN JORDAN. C.F.P.S,
MEMBER.
08:03:10 CLASS 40 BOGIE SALE TO
C.F.P.S.
08:03:10 ROBERT CHILTON. C.F.A.
MEMBER.
08:03:10 MARTIN RICKERS. C.F.A.
MEMBER.
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30:04:10 NIGEL BEADSMOORE. CFA
WORKING MEMBER.
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