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Aureol was finally withdrawn from operating service as a departmental locomotive numbered 97407 on 4th April 1986, due to fractured bogies and dumped in the siding at Crewe Basford Hall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 them to:- Class 40 Appeal.  65 Darby Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 OPN. 

 

 

     Bogie Repair Fund Currently Stands

 At

 

£11,289:00

 

  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.

09:07:08  KEVIN SPICER. C.F.A. MEMBER.

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.

07:07:09  JEFFERSON BROUGH. C.F.A. MEMBER.

07:07:09  MARK DALE. C.F.A. WORKING MEMBER.

25:07:09  MICHAEL CORT. C.F.A. MEMBER.

09:08:09  DEREK MITCHELL.

09:08:09  PEGGY WHITE. C.F.A. MEMBER.

09:08:09  MICHAEL KENDRICK. C.F.A. MEMBER.

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.

30:04:10  H.D.GOODWIN. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  NIGEL BEADSMOORE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

30:04:10  STEVE Mc GEORGE. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  MICHAEL CORT. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  ALAN HAWKINS. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  IAN DOBSON. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  ANDREW YOUNG. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  ALAN LOWE. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  MARTIN RAMSDALE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

30:04:10  JOHN LEWIS. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  STUART HOOD. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  KEVIN ELLIS. CFA MEMBER.

30:04:10  MICHAEL KENDRICK. CFA MEMBER.

07:06:10  RICHARD & LYN MARJORAM. CFA MEMBER’S.

07:06:10  CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS. CFA MEMBER.

07:06:10  DAVID HUNTER.

07:06:10  BILL PIZER. CFA MEMBER.

07:06:10  DAVID DOWNER. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

05:07:10  PAUL MADDEN. CFA MEMBER.

05:07:10  DAVID COOKSON.CFA MEMBER.

31:07:10  JOHN STEPHENS. CFPS MEMBER.

06:08:10  GARY HINSON. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

31:08:10  RAYMOND BRISCALL. CFA MEMBER.

29:09:10  JONATHAN STEVENSON.  55022 & D9016 WORKING MEMBER.

29:09:10  ROBERT HALL. CFA MEMBER.

29:09:10  GARETH DAVEY. CFA MEMBER.

23:10:10  GRAEME BETTESS. CFA MEMBER.

23:10:10  DAVID MOGG. CFA MEMBER. DTG WORKING MEMBER.

23:10:10  JOHN STEPHENS. CFPS MEMBER.

22:11:10  MICHAEL KENDRICK. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  CHARLES WEST. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  ROBERT CATTERSON. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  JOHN LEWIS. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  MICHAEL CORT. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  DEREK LEWIS & FAMILY. CFA MEMBERS.

13:02:11  JOHN STEPHENS. CFPS MEMBER.

13:02:11  ALAN LOWE. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  ROY CRIPPS. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  ROBERT CHILTON. CFA MEMBER.

13:02:11  SAM BYTHWAY. CFA MEMBER.

22:03:11  PEGGY WHITE. C.F.A. MEMBER.

01:07:11  SIMON KILVINGTON. CFA MEMBER.

01:07:11  ANTHONY LLOYDE. CFA MEMBER.

01:07:11  NIGEL BEADSMOORE. CFA  WORKING MEMBER.

01:07:11  GRAHAM SMITH. CFA MEMBER.

01:07:11  ROB LORTON. CFA MEMBER.

01:07:11  MICHAEL KENDRICK. CFA MEMBER.

01:07:11  ANDREW YOUNG. CFA MEMBER.

01:07:11  STUART HOOD. CFA MEMBER.

14:08:11  MARTIN RICKERS. C.F.A. MEMBER.

15:08:11  RICHARD & LYN MARJORAM. CFA MEMBER’S.

15:08:11  GARETH DAVEY. CFA MEMBER.

15:08:11  PAUL MADDEN. CFA MEMBER.

21:10:11  ANDREW WEBB. CFA MEMBER.

21:10:11  MICHAEL HAYWOOD. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

21:10:11  DEREK LEWIS & FAMILY. CFA MEMBERS.

21:10:11  ROY CRIPPS. CFA MEMBER.

21:10:11  RAYMOND BRISCALL. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

21:10:11  MICHAEL CORT. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

09:11:11  ANTHONY LLOYD. CFA MEMBER.

09:11:11  DANIEL HAINES. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

29:11:11  PEGGY WHITE. C.F.A. MEMBER.

22:12:11  JAMES FAILL. CFA MEMBER.

22:12:11  ROBERT CATTERSON. CFA MEMBER.

22:12:11  MARK DALE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.

22:12:11  JAMES WOOD. CFA MEMBER.