Please help 40145 run again.

On September 4th 2010. 40145 suffered a traction motor flashover near Grantham whilst working the CFPS's East Lancs Explorer Railtour from Rawtenstall to Cambridge. 

(Pictures above show the engine and main generator being removed from 40145, January 2011)

The locomotive went to Barrow Hill in early November 2010 for repairs to the affected traction motor and have other repairs completed whilst there. Unfortunately the main generator was also found to have a serious problem with it and this will necessitate the main generator to be removed from the loco. This involves the power unit being removed from the loco and the main generator then being separated from the power unit. The generator will then be sent away for repair. This work cannot be done by our engineering team and has to be done commercially and will cost a vast amount of money. Therefore the CFPS is trying to raise a considerable sum of money so 40145 is returned to full working order and is back on the mainline where she belongs.

The copper coil for the armature is pictured above (more pictures can be found by clicking here) The coils, made of Copper are not cheap. We have paid a deposit of £8682 and need to pay a further £8682 in early January 2012. We will need further funds then to have them assembled and fitted into 40145.

We therefore URGENTLY need funds to pay this project so PLEASE DONATE in the following ways:

• Send a cheque to the CFPS LOCOMOTIVE APPEAL, 38, Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS. Please make cheques payable to the "The Class 40 Preservation Society"

• Pay money directly into the CFPS Bank account. This can be easily done via Internet Banking for example. Details are as follows:- Barclays Bank, Sort Code 20-16-08 Account number - 10719102.

• Make regular payments to the CFPS using Standing Order. Please use the attached Standing Order form

• If you use internet banking then you can set up standing orders on line using the details on the standing order form. Please use the reference CFPSLOCO/<your membership number>

• You can also donate using PayPal; you don't even need a PayPal account, just a credit/debit card!!! Use the button below:

  

• You can also donate unwanted items for us to resell. Please contact John Stephens for details (chairman@cfps.co.uk)

Please help us to get our locos running again.

Thank you for your support.

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