Deltic locomotive

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Deltic D9020 'Nimbus' at Edinburgh Waverley with the up 'Heart of Midlothian', 26 July 1967. 'Nimbus' was based at Finsbury Park and scrapped at Doncaster in January 1980. Copyright Professor S B

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Deltic at Grosmont, NYMR

High quality photograph of Deltic Preservation Society Class 55 Deltic # D9009 at Wallyford, United Kingdom.

I was quite pleased with the result, as a know-all on the platform told you can't get tripod shots of Deltics as the ground vibrates too much.

Class 55 Deltic diesel-electric D9021 'Argyll and Sutherland Highlander', leaving King's Cross with doors still open, 1 July 1968. The locomotive was scrapped in September 1982 but one lonely cab survives in preservation. Copyright Professor S B

What if after replacement with HSTs on the ECML, the Deltics were relegated to secondary duties and survived long enough to wear large logo blue? This image is based on a photograph by Ian Britton published under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial license. Modified image is copyright Paul Burkitt-Gray with all rights reserved.

English Electric DP1, commonly known as Deltic, was a prototype 3,300 horsepower demonstrator locomotive

The most adventurous of the early UK diesel prototypes was Deltic, designed and built by English Electric (Dick Kerr) and loaned to BR for operational testing. At the time of its design, the EE company had considerable hopes in the export field, hence the fitting of a large nose headlight, but alas this was not to be. The prime mover incorporated was two D. Napier & Son 'Deltic' D18-25 opposed piston engines, each developing 1,650hp. The bodyshell, incorporating the two 'Deltic' engines was…

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English Electric DP1 'Deltic' 1955-1961

Due to faults on locomotive 55008 (D9008) "THE GREEN HOWARDS", whilst powering the1A13 09:33 Hull - King's Cross on 12th July 1980, class-mate 55009 (D9009) "ALYCIDON" was added at Doncaster. The pairing is seen as it arrives at Grantham. For more information regarding the Deltic locomotives of British Rail see: www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/ Photo published in Royal Scots Grey 2006 Calendar (Miss July)

English Electric Prototype Locomotive (DP-1) 'Deltic' at Preston, December 1955

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English Electric prototype Deltic Locomotive (left) on display next to Deltic Loco No. 55022 (ex D9000) on display at the Deisel Day event at the Shildon Railway Museum, County Durham, UK, on April 18th 2009.