Dimensions
165 x 234 x 9mm
The East Coast Main Line mainstay engines for over two decades.
In 1980, the first of the Deltics was withdrawn from service. By
late 1981 they had all gone, after two decades as Britain's
fastest and most powerful locos. This unique class of twenty-two
diesel locomotives was powered by twin Napier Deltic engines,
originally designed for minesweepers, but utilised in these high
power, high speed locomotives. Designed for the East Coast Main
Line, the Deltics were a common sight from Kings Cross to
Aberdeen, with occasional forays onto other routes. Alistair
McLean spent the last year of Deltic power photographing the
various members of the class throughout the country. His images
give an idea of their power..and their scrapping. Luckily for
us, today, six members of the class survive in preservation, with
some being used in main line service on an occasional basis, some
thirty years after withdrawal from service.
