Type One Locomotive Company
This month work has focused on the overhaul of D5830. On the power unit the remaining 8 pistons have been removed and 12 cylinder liners have been removed. The waste return galleries have been cleaned out, the pipe work from the galleries to the bed plate was taken off and flushed out and have been… Read More
D8098 The month began with a session on D8098 checking the loco over and giving the clean air compartment a clean. D5830 What a month September 2022 has been for D5830. At the beginning of the month all the time spent unbolting the roof, disconnecting pipework and various components meant on the 1st September we… Read More
D5830 In the middle of August D5830 was moved into the shed at Ruddington, which has given us the opportunity to start repairs on D5830. The main focus has been unbolting the 4 roof sections and disconnecting equipment connected to those roof sections in preparation for their removal for repairs to take place. This meant… Read More
D8098 We regret to inform shareholders and supporters that ’98 has had to be taken out of traffic following the discovery of some defects during a routine maintenance examination. The wheels on No.2 Bogie were found to be out of specification and a trip to a wheel lathe is required. In addition, the source of… Read More
As you may know, D8098 has been out of traffic since Christmas with a number of issues – the biggest being the need to replace the A3 Cylinder Head. Thankfully we have some spares and one was sent away for refurbishment and then following one false start thanks to Storm Eunice, the replacement work took… Read More
We are grateful for all of the support that we received but there is no doubting that loco preservation is an expensive business and with all three locos temporarily out of traffic, we are reliant on the continued support of our shareholders. A £10 per month Standing Order goes a long way and we’d love… Read More
As you may know, ’98 has been out of traffic recently owing to a fault that caused the wheelslip circuit to activate continuously. After much trial and error on the part of our intrepid engineers, Michael and Steve finally traced the fault back to a faulty part in the reverser which was removed and replaced… Read More
D5830 On 06/04/2021 D5830 was awoken from its 13 month slumber in the shed at Ruddington. With numbers on site still restricted by the ongoing pandemic, just two of our engineering team spent Easter Tuesday progressing an A Exam (about two-thirds complete) and were able to run the engine up as well. Needless to say… Read More
Good evening all, the T1LC hopes you are keeping safe and well during these unusual times. As many of you will know the Great Central Railway has been closed for the last 3 months due Covid19 and we have been unable to go on site to check or work on our loco’s but the GCR… Read More
Hello and happy new year. After a bit of a break in January the T1LC volunteers have been busy operating and working on our loco’s, see the round up below. D8098 D8098 has this month received an A exam and is now ready to enter service. For those who don’t know our loco’s have to… Read More