News Reports
Latest Loco Repair Status:

>D1010:- Out of service, transmission.         >D832:- Working order
>D7018:- Various work, general overhaul.    >D6566:- Working order
>D9256:- Working order                               >33057:- General overhaul.   
>D1661:- Working order                               >D9518:- General Overhaul.
>D7017:- Working order                               >D3462:- Bishops L shunter.
Weekly Shed Work Reports
NEW Update 5th Feb
NEW Update 3rd Feb
Saturday 21st Jan. 23/1
Update 20th Jan 2012
33057 Project page here. News on the overhaul project with regular progress updates
Update 14th Jan 2012
Update 2nd Jan 2012
*********SALES*********
DVD NOW ON SALE, CLICK HERE.
DEPG CLOTHING STILL AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
News Items
NEW 33057 update on progress and photos. 3/2
D9518 arrives on the WSR. 4/12
2008 News Items 2007 News Items
Archive photos from Andy Bond. 23/11
End of year Chairmans report. 10/12
WSR thanks DEPG for help in 2008
Photos of D7523 before it left.. 12/9
Dec 2008 News summary. 10/01
Nov 07 work summary 05/12
Looking ahead to 2009. 29/12
Photos from Late Summer weekend 12/9
October 07 work summary 05/11
Nov 08 News summary. 4/12
NEW DVD ON SALE.
Sat 15/9 Class 14 failure. 16/9
Oct 08 News summary. 9/11
Mixed Traffic Weekend views. 24/6
Press Release regarding Class 25
Mixed Traffic Weekend report. 20/6
Somerset in Autumn event photos 25/26th October
Mixed Traffic weekend- 15th June 2011
D1661 is handed over. 28/5
Mixed Traffic Gala Photos. June 2010
Driver Training Photo Report. 14/10
3 Class 47's!
Archive photos sent it. 20/5
More video clips online. 13/10
D1010 Runs again! 17/4
D7017 repaint photos update. 12/5
Sept 08 News summary. 9/10
Pre- 2007 News Items
Help raise funds for the group for free. 11/4
Video clip - you tube account. 21/9
FGW 158 success. 10/10/06
Tresurers wild west adventure part 2! 28/3
DEPG welcomes Voith and MTU. 17/9
Press release on 47840 from Porterbrook. 27/9/06
33057 Lifted off bogies- Special Report. 21/3
Aug 08 News summary. 3/9
33057 Leaves temporarily. 14/3
30th Anniversary of Hymek running in preservation. 2006
July 08 News summary. 6/8
D9526 moving photos. 13/2
Photos by Virgins finest. 22/7
Model railway gear wanted! 13/2
30th Anniversary of the Western withdrawls. 2006
Photos of 25 and 33 working 20/7
More details of the June Diesel event. 31/1
DEPG thanked for help by WSR. 17/7
D7018 re-wheeled! 26/6/06
Various items now available for sale. 29/10
June 08 News summary. 02/07
Park Royal leaves Williton for the last time. 21/5/06
Somerset in Autumn Event Photos. 24/25 Oct
Mixed Traffic Report. 16/6
Diesel Driver Experience Interest. 1/10
May 08 News summary. 2/6
-D1010's transmission is re-installed. 27/2
Hymek out and about 30/9 Diesel Gen email system. 8/6
Treasurers Wild West adventure. 14/9
-Grand Trains Extravaganza Report. 23/10/05
Various pics from Summer Sats. 13/9
-Hymek D7017 announcement 13/10/05
Real ale and a Hymek! 6/9
-Annual General Meeting Report 18/7/05.
Archive photos of D1010 online. 6/8
June diesel news summary 2/7
May diesel Gala success. Click here.
Details of how the May 05 Gala went
Four more photos from Mixed Traffic w/e 28/6
Changes following the AGM. 20/6
Mixed Traffic 2009 Photos online. 15/6
D7017 Helps celebrate 30 years. 2/6
Photo of D7017 in 1975. 31/5
You tube video clips online. 5/4
33057 now has own project page. 5/4
March 2009 News summary. 3/04
Feb 2009 News summary. 11/03
2009 Mixed Traffic Weekend Lineup 22/2
Jan 2009 News summary. 3/02