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D212 Aureol Bogie Repair Fund
Its 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
Help us make 2009
the year we repaired Aureol's
Bogies
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Aureol was finally withdrawn from operating service as a departmental locomotive numbered 97407 on 4th April 1986, due to fractured bogies and dumped in the siding at Crewe Basford Hall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. Thank you.
Bogie Repair Fund Currently Stands At
£2,535:00
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The Following People Have made a donation to D212 Aureol's bogie repair fund
05:03:08 TONY NUTTALL. ACLG, CFPS, 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. CFA MEMBER.
14:03:08 WILLIAM PIZER. CFA MEMBER.
14:03:08 MARTIN RAMSDALE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.
14:03:08 ALAN BANKS.
21:03:08 IAN CURRY. CFA WORKING MEMBER.
19:04:08 NIGEL BEADSMOORE. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 ALAN LOWE. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 STUART HOOD. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 GRAHAM SMITH. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 SIMON KILVINGTON. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 MARTIN RAMSDALE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.
19:04:08 JEFF BROUGH. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 MARTIN RICKERS. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 TIMOTHY GABB. CFA 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. CFA MEMBER.
19:04:08 MATTHEW HURST. CFA MEMBER.
29:04:08 DEREK CLARKE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.
29:04:08 STEVE JONES. CFPS, CFA MEMBER.
17:05:08 PAUL MADDEN. CFA MEMBER.
17:05:08 ROBERT CHILTON. CFA MEMBER.
17:05:08 PAUL HILL. CFA WORKING MEMBER.
29:05:08 RICHARD MARJORAM. CFA MEMBER.
29:05:08 WILF SMITH.
09:07:08 KEVIN SPICER. CFA MEMBER.
09:07:08 WILF SMITH.
31:08:08 RAYMOND BRISCALL. CFA MEMBER.
31:08:08 DEREK LEWIS & FAMILY. CFA MEMBERS.
06:11:08 GRAEME BETTESS. CFA MEMBER.
07:07:09 MARTIN RAMSDALE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.
07:07:09 JEFFERSON BROUGH. CFA MEMBER.
07:07:09 MARK DALE. CFA WORKING MEMBER.
25:07:09 MICHAEL CORT. CFA MEMBER.
09:08:09 DEREK MITCHELL.
09:08:09 PEGGY WHITE. CFA MEMBER.
09:08:09 MICHAEL KENDRICK. CFA MEMBER.
01:09:09 KEVIN DOWD.
