 | DELTICS 1955 - 1978The Definitve Account Of The Legendary Class 55 - November 2007
DVD Video DVD Video, PAL Format, Region Free, 13.5cm x 19cm x 1.5cm Case 60 Minutes
Publisher: Transport Video Publishing
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| | When in 1951, the English Electric Company decided to test a pair of Napier 'Deltic' power units in a locomotive, no-one could have foreseen that this prototype and its eventual offspring, the English Electric Type 5s, would achieve legendary status. As the 'Deltic' story unfolds in this programme, you will see the prototype in action, the production machines in green and blue, and a close-up view of the unique Napier power unit. We also explore the origins of the 'Deltic' names, and speak to some of the men who helped create the legend. Highlights include: The Prototype in the late '50s; The production 'Deltic' in all over green livery; D9005 at Gateshead in 1961; Finsbury Park depot in 1964; D9000 working the 'Flying Scotsman' with Thistle headboard; Kings Cross in 1964; 9001 & 9006 departing Kings Cross in all over blue livery in 1969; 'Deltics' in blue but retaining headcodes and 90xx numbers seen at Kings Cross, Potters Bar, Doncaster, York, Northumberland and Edinburgh, 9003 & 9012 on the Tees-Tyne Pullman; 55018 & 55020 with small headcode dots; 'Deltics' off the beaten track at Sherburn & Saxilby plus 55005 at Lincoln, 55007 on the 'Man of Kent' railtour & at Carnforth, 55018 at Bristol, 55102 on the RPPR special; The'Silver Jubilee' with 55 001, 7, 9,12, 13. 15. 17. 19. 22; The 50th Anniversary of the Flying Scotsman with 55022 & Thistle!; Parcels duties with 55007 & 55016; The Introdudion of the 'Hull Executive' with 55012: Plus plenty of express action with all 22 'Deltics' on the East Coast Main Line. In addition we also take a detailed look at the Napier'Deltic' Power Unit, the origin of the names and speak to some of the men that helped create the legend. Continent: Europe
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