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Whistler 116

Issue 116 of The Whistler Magazine has finally been produced.

We are having a committee meeting on Saturday, after which, we will
commence the process of stuffing and labelling.
It is intended that distribution to the Membership will commence on Monday.Pictured below is Simon Simpson,part of the Barrow Hill team working on
D335s bogie repairs.
He is seen after a hard days work taking a look at the latest edition which
had been fresh off the press, earlier in the day.

cheers

John

Welding repairs on D335

Some pictures of the welding repairs to D335 are now available here.

These repairs are going to be costly for the CFPS so please donate whatever you can. See the CFPS main webpage for details of how to donate.

Some pictures of D335 as repairs commence.

In the absence of a proper photo website below are some  photos taken today by John Stephens of D335 after it was lifted from its bogies so that repairs can begin (click on the thumbnails to see a larger image):

The Bogie not long after being separated from the loco.

The loco looks down on the separated bogie

D335 in the company of 37606

One of the weld to be repaired.

Another weld to be repaired.

Repairs to D335 to commence.

Early this morning (Tuesday 3rd May), D335 was moved back into The HNRC workshop at Barrow Hill.

The loco was then disconnected from its bogies prior to the body being raised on the jacks.

This was in preparation for repairs to commence on the bogie cracks and also on the segmental bearing.

The welding work will start soon and it is envisaged that there is over 100 hours of welding to be done.

Once that work is completed,some work in the engine room will then be done.

No actual date for completion of all the work has been stated yet, but it’s pleasing to report that a time slot

has been created by HNRC to enable the repair work to start.

The CFPS would again like to thank Shaun and all The HNRC team for the massive amount of help they have given us.

Regards

John Stephens.

Retro Railtours… May 28th tour to Southend for the Air Show

CFPS Member James Palmer who runs Retro Railtours is running a tour to Southend for the Air Show on Saturday May 28th.

The train starts at Leeds and picks up at selected stations including Reddish South, Stockport and Stoke.

Class 31 haulage has been requested throughout.

James was a steward on the CFPS Tour to Cambridge last September.

Noting that The CFPS are in urgent need of funds to meet the repair costs to our two locos, James had kindly offered to give a

commission to the CFPS for each person that books on his tour and makes mention of the fact that they saw the Tour details

on The CFPS Website.

James has also kindly offered the CFPS, the opportunity to have a fund raising raffle on the train

Details of the tour are attached here

John Stephens

CFPS Chairman

Easter Weekend

The CFPS committee were active over the 4 days of the Easter Weekend in an effort to

obtain urgently needed funds to meet the large repair costs of our 2 locomotives.

Thank you to the following lads who manned The 40088 sales cab at The Crewe Heritage Centre.

Richard Clayton (Friday)

Nigel Bryer (Saturday)

Stuart Hood ( Sunday )

Steve Morris ( Monday )

Irene at The ELR kindly allowed us to have a sales stand on the platforms at Bury throughout the Easter period.

Thank you to the following who gave me assistance with that…

Nigel Bryer and Andy Walton (Friday)

Karl Crowther ( Saturday )

Andy Walton and Eric Davies ( Sunday )

Lynda Jopson ( Monday )

The total sales from both locations over the 4 days was £883.

Donations received totalled £119.

The combined efforts of Andy, Karl and Linda also brought in Raffle ticket sales of £300.

Total income from the weekend being £1302.

Thank you again to the above for their assistance.

regards

John

Whistler 116

CFPS MEMBER MAGAZINE, “The WHISTLER.” Issue 116.

Publication of the above magazine which was scheduled to be distributed Early April has been delayed due to the extra workload created by the repairs and maintenance required on our two locos.

Although, full repair costs are still awaited,we have been told to brace ourselves for some hefty amounts.

In anticipation of that, The Committee have been active attending events at Barrow Hill
and The EAST LANCS Railway with the CFPS sales stand in an effort to obtain much needed funds.

We have also been manning the 40088 sales cab at The Crewe Heritage Centre where there has recently been a lot of interesting activity.

When there wasn’t an event taking place,the committee, along with a small group of working members, have attended Barrow Hill to help with the work on 40145.

Our efforts and desire to achieve the funds required and return our locos to full working order have impacted on the Whistler Magazine.

We aim to have the magazine produced by the End of April.

When it does arrive through your postbox,please brace yourself ! as it will contain our latest fund raising effort, The Annual Raffle.

Please do make a determined effort to sell the tickets to your family and friends and help us
to erase the bleak times and recreate the years we took class 40 haulage for granted.

Apologies once again for the late arrival of The Magazine. With so much to deal with at present, something had to give and on this occasion it has been The Society Magazine.

Thank you for your patience, understanding and much needed support.

regards

John Stephens

East Lancs Explorer Headboard for sale on Ebay

The headboard from the East Lancs Explorer Railtour  is now on sale on the CFPS Ebay website.

This is the headboard carried when 40145 failed near Grantham last September whilst en route to Cambridge.

The auction can be found here or by copying and pasting the following link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320684829289

Please bid and help get D335 and 40145 back to working order.

The Mount Snowdon Challenge

CFPS and the Mount Snowdon Challenge

Class 40 Preservation Society Fundraising officer Andy Walton hopes to raise funds for the CFPS by climbing Mount Snowdon.

He will be joined by CFPS Member Karl Crowther and his partner Louise Redgrave. The climb will take place on Saturday May 7^th with the aim of raising funds for both the CFPS’s engines  D335 and 40145 which are both out of service at Barrow Hill

D335 is out of service and requires repairs to its bogies and 40145 requires repairs to its main generator. At present repairs are estimated to cost at least £15000 for D335 and at least £30000 for 40145.

If you would like to sponsor Andy and his team then please contact him on fundraising@cfps.co.uk.

Alternatively donations to the appeal can be made directly via Paypal to donations@cfps.co.uk or by going to the Class 40 Preservation Society website www.cfps.co.uk and clicking on the link.

All money will go directly to the appeal.

Tim Rogers – CFPS Publicity

Andy Walton – CFPS Fundraising officer”