Deltics north of Edinburgh

[tigerburnie]

Is there anyone who can tell me if the Deltics introduced on the ECML ran up to Aberdeen during their early days during the period when steam was still in use? Thanks.

[TravisM]

I think Class 55’s were fairly regular up to Aberdeen though probably not when first introduced.  As steam was wound down, they started making an appearance either diagrammed or substituting for a failed loco.

['CHARD]

Chronicles of Napier is your key resource for this subject.

 

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/wtt66-67.htm and so on.

[tigerburnie]

Thanks guys, that Napier is going to be very useful thanks.

['CHARD]

4 minutes ago, tigerburnie said:

Thanks guys, that Napier is going to be very useful thanks.

 

Be prepared to spend hours that you won't get back, mate; it's a fantastic resource.

[keefer]

I've not had a chance to look at the site again, but ISTR there was often a change of loco at Waverley on the KX-Abdn services (from looking at the loco movement pages)

[tigerburnie]

Having a quick look at the 1962-63 timetable there are Deltics on the down "Aberdonian" services from Kings X, but none showing them returning from Aberdeen, so it might have been steam hauled north of Edinburgh, wish I had a Tardis to go have a look.

[doilum]

Regrets. As a five year old I went from York to Aberdeen but didn't get to loco spot as parents were busy securing an empty compartment. Date was August 1960 and I vaguely remember a loco change at Edinburgh.  The return journey was by car and included the ferry across the Forth.

[keefer]

http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/years.htm

If you click on a year then select the loco you want, it gives a list of workings, where known.

[tigerburnie]

Thanks for the replies, I am in the very early stages of planning a layout based in NE Scotland and I am researching the locos for the era around the end of steam, I saw the entire class of Deltics when on a camping holiday with school mates at High Dyke in the early 1960's and was rather impressed(in spite of being a dyed in the wool steam man), if I am to have an oil burner it would be nice to have one I liked(I liked the Hymeks as well, but that would be stretching rule number 1 a bit lol).

[keefer]

Swapping Deltics at Waverley on the Aberdeen trains, I think, maybe only came in in the late 70s i.e. once the HST had been introduced.

Earlier than that, I don't think there would've been enough Deltics to cover the ECML services south of Edinburgh as well as those going north?

[Steamysandy]

Was D9016 not taken up to Aberdeen for it's naming ceremony? ( Gordon Highlander)

I'm fairly certain it was but I'd be surprised if it wasnt

Edited March 25, 2019 by Steamysandy
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[tigerburnie]

They may well run north on my layout anyway

[woodenhead]

9 minutes ago, tigerburnie said:

They may well run north on my layout anyway

And all the better your railway will be for it - Accurascale?

Edited March 25, 2019 by woodenhead
argh you're your error

[tigerburnie]

Probably not Accurascale, a bit pricey for one with fitted sound, but I will have a good look round when the track is down, there's a few DCC ready steam locos to chip first.

[woodenhead]

1 minute ago, tigerburnie said:

Probably not Accurascale, a bit pricey for one with fitted sound, but I will have a good look round when the track is down, there's a few DCC ready steam locos to chip first.

They may well be a few Bachmann Deltics on the pre-owned sites once the Accurascale one lands.

 

I think it's a good model, so if you can get one at a good price it will look perfectly fine.