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The British Rail Class 55, also known as a Deltic, or English Electric Type 5, is a class of diesel locomotive built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric for British Railways. Twenty-two locomotives were built, designed for the high-speed express passenger services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Edinburgh and London King's Cross .
The Deltic Preservation Society (DPS) was founded in 1977 following the entry into service of the Class 43 High Speed Train.A group of Class 55 enthusiasts made the decision to join together to ensure that a working locomotive was kept running, forming the DPS to raise funds to this end.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Class 55 may refer to: Belgian Railways Class 55, a class of Belgian diesel locomotive. British Rail Class 55 (Deltic), a ...
BR D200 [Note 70] Class 40: EE/Vulcan EE 2367 VF D395 1958 1Co-Co1: York [124] 1988–7001 Industrial H001 Diesel hydraulic: Sentinel: 10003 1959 4wDH Shildon [125] 2009–7090 BR D2090 [Note 71] Class 03: BR Doncaster — 1960 0-6-0 Shildon [126] 1976–7005 BR D6535 [Note 72] Class 33/1: BRC&W: DEL 127 1960 Bo-Bo Loughborough [127] 2005 ...
A range of diesel locomotives (Classes 37, 47, 31, 20 and 56) at Dereham. This article lists the wide variety of locomotives and multiple units that have operated on Great Britain's railway network, since Nationalisation in 1948.
With the entry into service of the new High Speed Train in the late 1970s, the old Class 55 diesel locomotives began to be withdrawn. In order to ensure that the first production unit, D9000/55022 (Royal Scots Grey), was preserved, the Deltic 9000 Fund was established with the intention of purchasing the locomotive once it was withdrawn.
DP2 was effectively the prototype for the later Class 50; it trialled the engine and electronic systems later used in that class of locomotives. Externally DP2 was visually similar to a Class 55 "Deltic" locomotive, as it used a modified Deltic bodyshell, but internally it had a single engine of a different type to the twin-engined Deltics.
The engines (Type E158, D18-12) although similar, differ from those used in British Rail Class 55 locomotives (Type E169, D18-25B). [15] Aside from the original issue with the severe oil leak in the phasing gear cover, significant engine components were removed for use as spare parts for the Royal Navy prior to DP1 being donated to the Science ...