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==Structure==
 
==Structure==
DTG Limited is a private limited company number 05012555 incorporated on 12 January 2004.<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06524306 Companies House] (retrieved 5 January 2017)</ref> It wholly owns a subsidiary, DTG Trading Limited.<ref>Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2015</ref>
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DTG Limited is a private limited company number 05012555 incorporated on 12 January 2004.<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06524306 Companies House] (retrieved 5 January 2017)</ref> DTG Limited oversees the running of [[BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion | D1015 Western Champion]]. To allow the DTG to operate in today's financially demanding world it formed a wholly owned trading subsidiary, DTG Trading Limited.<ref>Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2015</ref> <ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/about.php 'About Us', DTG website] (Retrieved 17 November 2018)</ref> DTG Trading Limited is a shareholder in [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC#Notable_shareholdings|SVR(H)]].
  
In January 2017 the Group offered new shares to raise funds for a replacement engine for [[BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion | D1015 Western Champion]].<ref>SVRLive</ref> This was successful and the appeal closed the following month.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/index.php D1015 ENGINE APPEAL - update 11th February, DTG website] (retrieved 30 March 2017)</ref>  
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Membership to the group is by purchasing shares, when they become available, in a locomotive. The group therefore has a very low turnover of members. It operates a non-profit system whereby should a locomotive later be sold the member is returned only the face value of their original share. In January 2017 the Group offered new shares to raise funds for a replacement engine for [[BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion | D1015 Western Champion]].<ref>SVRLive</ref> This was successful and the appeal closed the following month.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/index.php D1015 ENGINE APPEAL - update 11th February, DTG website] (retrieved 30 March 2017)</ref>
  
 
==Locomotives==
 
==Locomotives==
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*[[BR Class 42 D821 Greyhound | D821 Greyhound]]:  Class 42 ‘Warship’ (based at SVR)
 
*[[BR Class 42 D821 Greyhound | D821 Greyhound]]:  Class 42 ‘Warship’ (based at SVR)
 
*[[BR Class 35 D7029 | D7029]]: Class 35 ‘Hymek (based at SVR)
 
*[[BR Class 35 D7029 | D7029]]: Class 35 ‘Hymek (based at SVR)
*[[BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion | D1015 Western Champion]]: BR Class 52 ‘Western’ (based at Boden Rail)*
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*[[BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion | D1015 Western Champion]]: BR Class 52 ‘Western’ (based at SVR)
*D8568: BR Class 17 ‘Clayton Type 1’ (based at Chinnor & Princes Risborough)
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*[[Clayton Class 17 Bo-Bo D8568|D8568]] (based at Chinnor & Princes Risborough)
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D8568, and before it became resident D1015, periodically visited the SVR for [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas | Diesel Galas]] or attention from the DTG Engineering Staff.
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<gallery>
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File: D821_20110522.jpg | D821 Greyhound in 2011
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File: Kidderminster Town - D7029 outside the museum.JPG | D7029 in 2015
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File: D1015_20160829.jpg | D1015 Western Champion in 2016
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File: Bewdley - D8568 arriving from Kidderminster.JPG| D8568 in 2015
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</gallery>
  
 
==Mainline operations==
 
==Mainline operations==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>The Group's main line operations are carried out in conjunction with Pathfinder Tours & Vintage Trains (Tyseley).<ref>DTG web site</ref> From time to time D1015 has visited the SVR for [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas | Diesel Galas]] or attention from the DTG Engineering Staff.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>The Group's main line operations are carried out in conjunction with Pathfinder Tours and Vintage Trains (Tyseley).<ref>DTG web site</ref>  
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==Other activity==
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The DTG regularly offers assistance and advice to other locomotive owning groups. They have helped maintain [[BR Class 27 D5410]] at the SVR on behalf of the owner, Sandwell Council.
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The DTG also supported the [[Diesel Depot]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 16:16, 4 August 2019

Diesel Traction Group (DTG) was formed in 1977 from a group of six enthusiasts led by Chris Reid and Colin Massingham.

Structure

DTG Limited is a private limited company number 05012555 incorporated on 12 January 2004.[1] DTG Limited oversees the running of D1015 Western Champion. To allow the DTG to operate in today's financially demanding world it formed a wholly owned trading subsidiary, DTG Trading Limited.[2] [3] DTG Trading Limited is a shareholder in SVR(H).

Membership to the group is by purchasing shares, when they become available, in a locomotive. The group therefore has a very low turnover of members. It operates a non-profit system whereby should a locomotive later be sold the member is returned only the face value of their original share. In January 2017 the Group offered new shares to raise funds for a replacement engine for D1015 Western Champion.[4] This was successful and the appeal closed the following month.[5]

Locomotives

The Group owns/manages four locomotives:

  • D821 Greyhound: Class 42 ‘Warship’ (based at SVRSevern Valley Railway)
  • D7029: Class 35 ‘Hymek (based at SVRSevern Valley Railway)
  • D1015 Western Champion: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 52 ‘Western’ (based at SVRSevern Valley Railway)
  • D8568 (based at Chinnor & Princes Risborough)

D8568, and before it became resident D1015, periodically visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway for Diesel Galas or attention from the DTG Engineering Staff.

Mainline operations

*The Group's main line operations are carried out in conjunction with Pathfinder Tours and Vintage Trains (Tyseley).[6]

Other activity

The DTG regularly offers assistance and advice to other locomotive owning groups. They have helped maintain BR Class 27 D5410 at the SVRSevern Valley Railway on behalf of the owner, Sandwell Council.

The DTG also supported the Diesel Depot.

See also

Diesel Locomotives
List of preservation groups

References

  1. Companies House (retrieved 5 January 2017)
  2. Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2015
  3. 'About Us', DTG website (Retrieved 17 November 2018)
  4. SVRLive
  5. D1015 ENGINE APPEAL - update 11th February, DTG website (retrieved 30 March 2017)
  6. DTG web site

Links

DTG Web site