Is D1015 knackered?

[GNERman]

Apparently the likelihood of D1015 working its ECML charter is declining by the minute as it is still at Eastleigh works. From what I have heard, that empty oil train has broken it badly and it may not work the charter much to mine and your disappointment.

Does anyone have any information or am I talking absolute trash?

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

I'm sure Pegasus on here can shed a lot more light than I can. But I remember reading it had a cracked cylinder head but it should be fine for the tour to Scarborough.

 

[GNERman]

hopefully, i'm going to see her at york going to scarborough, hopefully some mega clag...

 

[devon_metro]

hopefully some mega clag...

Why is this a good thing?

It often means the engine is not operating as it should be.

 

[GNERman]

but it makes videos look absolutely amazing, so are you telling me that 55022 was very unhealthy when I took this in the summer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2ufxImQNY

 

[mumrar]

but it makes videos look absolutely amazing, so are you telling me that 55022 was very unhealthy when I took this in the summer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2ufxImQNY

But the Deltic is a two stroke engine, so it will chuck out lots of blue exhaust. But it was also broke then, it's been on one engine for what seems like an age.

 

[wensley]

Confirmed following an email to the ITG. Repairs to a cracked cylinder head on piston 8 of "A" engine have been completed and the 'Western' is expected to work next weekend...

 

[Phoenix]

Im sure the DTG see problems such as this as well nothing more than a Bump in the road considering how there managing to keep a stupidly Non standard machine on the mainline.
Just about nothing shares parts with a class 52 except one or two BR parts but the DTG do have MTU if any major failures occur considering they formally were Maybach ..........Shock horror boys and girls.

 

[fsmr]

Hope she runs as we want to go to nearby stoke summit to watch her
BTW is anyone know when she is going up the Lickey next and times

 

[SouthEastern-465]

What happened to the Class 52 "Western" shunting accident?

 

[theblackwatch]

What happened to the Class 52 "Western" shunting accident?

No, engine problem! Fortunately nothing major.

 

[SouthEastern-465]

No, engine problem! Fortunately nothing major.

Good its nothing serious I quite like the loco!