BR Class 28 "Metrovick"

Not forgetting the clamps that hold the groups of HP pipes together.

 

Not my video, but this gives us a good look around D5705 and the progress being made.

 

I'm a steam man and not a modern (!) traction enthusiast but here are a couple of diesel shots I took at Carlisle 1965 and 1966.
I can recall the Metrovicks double-heading the Condor express Glasgow-London goods in the 1960s, and IIRC sparks & smoke from their running gear used to accompany them quite often.

 

Can't help but think being able to drag it out for the ELR diesel gala did the restoration group a massive favour in raising it's profile massively! Looking forward to the day it, and it's shed mate the class 15 get to run under their own power.

 

From the Class 15 Preservation Society | News website:

D5705 Update:
At the end of 2021 the Crossley V8 was sent off to Gen Elec located in Louth, Lincolnshire for restoration and following a period of inactivity due to a backlog of other projects, work has begun on the restoration and they have now provided an update on the progress of the work as well as providing a list of what remains to be completed including a quoted cost of £16,680.00 + VAT.

To this end a fundraiser has been set up and you can donate either by bank transfer;

Sort Code 09-06-66
Acc Number 42342109
Class 15 Preservation Society
Ref: COBO ENGINE

or via this paypal link

More info is available on the C15PS facebook page

 

lets hope people can support this it would be great to see the Metrovick returned to service

 

100% – it remains a mystery to me that so much progress has been made mocking up other, actually extinct, diesels whilst this mad original seems to progress so slowly… also a bit sad that it didn't (presumably for exceptionally good reasons) make it to the Greatest Gathering inlight of the multiple Derby connections… which could have provided a massive shot in the arm to the project.

Fingers-crossed they get it over the line in the next few years.

Simon

 

Were class 15s bad or just not very good?

I can see them falling between the camps that want something available now for reliable operation, and those willing to spend their time rebuilding from original rust but are more interested in steam/popular diesels.