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Thursday 26th June 2008

40145 will be working light engine to Kidderminster, collecting 37901 & 37906, then to Butterley to pick up 45041 then proceding back home to the ELR for the diesel gala.

40145 will return several loco’s after the diesel event.

Timings now available Timings for 40145 26th June 2008

Dave Peacock.

Booking form for ‘Routes and Branches’ railtour on 24th August now available.

A booking form is now available for the SRPS Railtours Routes and Branches railtour on August 24th featuring 40145 and 55022 and travelling over a number of lines in and around Glasgow and into and out of Glasgow Queen Street High Level and hopefully Glasgow Central. A booking form is now available: SRPS Routes and Branches Railtour

40145 in the news!

The Oldham Evening Chronicle have had a feature about 145s trip around Yorkshire in their 18th June edition. A copy of which is featured here.

Just click on the picture to see the full article.
Oldham Evening Chronicle article 18th June 2008

ELR Diesel Gala - Timetable now available

The East Lancashire Railway have now issued a first draft of the timetable which is still subject to alteration. This can be found here

Photos of Cotton Mill and Oldham Looper wanted.

40145 14th June 2008 - Man Vic

If anyone has any pictures of yesterdays Cotton Mill and Oldham Looper featuring 40145 then please email me, address here.

A gallery has already been started here

The above photo by Steve Morris shows 40145 waiting departure from Manchester Victoria.

Tim Rogers

East Lancashire Railway Summer Diesel Gala

A few early details of the ELRs Summer Diesel gala featuring both D335 and 40145 are available here

A timetable will be available shortly.

40145 to work RHTT back to York on Thursday May 29th

Martin Poulter

145 passes Walsden on 6Z40 Photo: Martin Poulter

Following trails on the East Lancashire Railway 40145 will return the RHTT back to York tomorrow (May 29th) as follows:

40145 will work 6Z40 from the ELR to York and return 0Z40 tomorrow. Timings as follows:-

Heywood 09:20
Hopwood GF 09:50 - 10:00
Castleton 10:13
Rochdale 10:17
Hallroyd Jn 10:50
Hebden Bridge 10:57
Mirfield Jn 11:16
Horbury Jn 11:29
Wakefield K 11:34
Castleford 11:45
Church Fenton 12:02
Colton SJ 12:08 - 12:22
York Wks 12:42

0Z40
York Wks 14:00
Colton SJ 14:30
Castleford 14:49
Wakefield K 14:57
Huddersfield 15:37
Marsden 15:52 - 15:58
Diggle Jn 16:06
Stalybridge 16:14
Ashton Moss 16:18
Philips Park 16:23
Vitriol Wks SB 16:50
Castleton 17:11 - 17:14
Hopwood GF 17:23 - 17:33
Heywood 18:03

Both D335 and 40145 have worked the RHTT train trials and it should be pointed out that D335 has probably earned as much if not more money for the CFPS from the trials than 40145!

Ebay sales

The CFPS ebay sales page has sold over £620 worth of items over the past two months.

Member Jake Atkinson has taken this important role to raise revenue for the society. If anyone wishes to buy items from the CFPS ebay site then add the name ‘class40preservationsociety’ to your favourites in ebay.

If you wish to contact Jake then email him at ebaysalesATcfps.co.uk (Change the AT for @)

Kingswear booking form

As promised a members booking form is now available for the tour to Kingswear on September 20th featuring 40145. Click Kingswear Booking Form for details.

More details of Kingswear tour on 20th September

Pathfinder tours now have more details of the tour “The Torbay Whistler” from Tame Bridge Parkway to Kingswear on 20th September have now appeared on the Pathfinder website here.

A members booking form will be issued in due course.