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D212 Aureol Bogie Repair Fund
Help Us Raise £10,000 To Repair Aureol's Bogies
Please
Aureol was finally withdrawn from operating service as a departmental locomotive numbered 97407 on 4th April 1986, due to fractured bogies and dumped in the siding at Crewe Basford Hall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 be assured that all money donated to the bogie repair fund will be spent on Aureol ONLY and not the other two locos.
With Your Help We Can Cure This Problem Once And For All..... Please Try And Help
Finally:- If we could raise the £10,000 needed to repair Aureol's bogies, what's stopping us trying to raise the extra money needed to go main line, now there's a thought !!! (comments on this subject welcomed)
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.
The Bogie Repair Fund Now Stands at .... £ 1,247:00
Bogie GET YOUR NAME ON THE WEB BY MAKING A DONATION TODAY
Repair Fund Now Stands At .......
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 MEMBER.
29:04:08 STEVE JONES. CFPS, CFA MEMBER.
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