DEPG locomotives cover more than 4,000 miles in 2022 season at the West Somerset Railway

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DEPG locomotives cover more than 4,000 miles in 2022 season at the West Somerset Railway

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D6575 at Blue Anchor on the West Somerset Railway
D6575 at Blue Anchor on the West Somerset Railway // Credit: Josh Brinsford

The Diesel Electric Preservation Group’s 2022 running season came to close earlier this month, when No. D6575 worked the last scheduled diesel-hauled train of the 2022 season at the West Railway.

Reliability for the DEPG locos has been great, with almost all scheduled booked diagrams being hauled by diesels.

The star performer was Class 33 No. D6575 with 100% dispatch reliability, covering 1,935 over 27 days. Class 35 No. also had 100% reliability, covering 1,070 miles from 14 days of no issues.

D6575 started well to Mid August but then the summer heat caused a few issues, causing the locomotive to be withdrawn on the 18th August.

Hymek also had issues on the first day of the diesel gala when a cylinder head joint ring failed.

198 out of 210 booked diagrams were hauled by a DEPG loco, 94% – which isnt bad for 60 year old locos.

If you would like to donate towards the work that the DEPG does, please see their website at: https://depg.org/help-us/

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