With their roaring twin Napier Deltic engines and sleek design, the Class 55 Deltics became legends of the East Coast Main Line. 🚂✨ Introduced in the early 1960s, these powerful diesels hauled expresses between London, York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh at record speeds, replacing steam and defining a new era of British rail travel. Nicknamed the “racehorses of the rails,” they remain icons of diesel power and endurance. 📽️ In my latest video, I uncover the story of the Class 55 Deltic — their des

🚆 SULZER ARRIVES AT STAVERTON 🚆 25262, a British Rail Class 25 Sulzer locomotive, arrives at Staverton Station on the South Devon Railway. The loco was travelling from Buckfastleigh to Totnes during the railway's recent Diesel Gala, carrying the headboard "The Ratcatcher". A total of 327 Sulzer Type 2 locos were built at Darlington, Derby and Manchester between 1961 and 1967. Primarily designed for freight, they also hauled passenger services and were nicknamed "Rats" due to the sense they cou

3.9K reactions · 103 shares | Lord of the Rails. The British Rail #class55 Deltic locomotive. The Deltic Preservation Society #uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #deltic #Napier #engineering | Adrian Watson | Facebook

With their roaring twin Napier Deltic engines and sleek design, the Class 55 Deltics became legends of the East Coast Main Line. 🚂✨ Introduced in the early 1960s, these powerful diesels hauled expresses between London, York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh at record speeds, replacing steam and defining a new era of British rail travel. Nicknamed the “racehorses of the rails,” they remain icons of diesel power and endurance. 📽️ In my latest video, I uncover the story of the Class 55 Deltic — their des