Diesel Traction Group
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, all based at SVRSevern Valley Railway:
- Clayton Class 17 Bo-Bo D8568
- BR Class 35 D7029
- BR Class 42 D821 Greyhound
- BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion
Before they became resident, D8568 and D1015 periodically visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway for Diesel Galas or attention from the DTG Engineering Staff.
D821 Greyhound in 2011
D7029 in 2015
D1015 Western Champion in 2016
D8568 in 2015
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 helped to 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
- ↑ Companies House (retrieved 5 January 2017)
- ↑ Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2015
- ↑ 'About Us', DTG website (Retrieved 17 November 2018)
- ↑ SVRLive
- ↑ D1015 ENGINE APPEAL - update 11th February, DTG website (retrieved 30 March 2017)
- ↑ DTG web site
