Deltic Class 55 Photos

[Owd Bob]

Sorry about the quality of the pics' but back in the late '70's all i had camera wise was an old hand me down Kodak 126 which was soon followed by another cheap but better quality (the AK47 of the camera World) 'Zenit TTL'   I remember sending the films off to 'Trueprint' and getting a free film back. All these pics' were taken at York, i have more but for now i've taken pics of pics', one day i must get all my old negs' put onto a comp' Thanks for Bingley Hall posting the pic of the dented nose of '022 i knew i had taken one around the same time and place.

 

[drjcontroller]

 

Crossing Byker Viaduct, 55014 “The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment” heads north out of Newcastle with 1S12, the 05:50 Kings Cross to Aberdeen, which the mighty Deltic will work as far as Edinburgh.

Sadly, the external condition of the loco leaves a bit to be desired, which was fairly typical of the fleets final days in service. One for the model railway weathering experts perhaps?

 

3rd April 1981.

[Trev52A]

My earliest 'Deltic' photo dates back to 'Brownie 127' camera days:

 

D9000 at Newcastle in 1964

 

Three years later I was able to photograph moving trains with a 35mm camera:

 

D9021 near Low Fell with the up 'Flying Scotsman' on 29th April 1967

 

They had all turned blue by the time I started shooting in colour. Let's start in London and work our way north:

 

55005 arriving at Kings Cross on 1st August 1975

 

Trevor

[Trev52A]

Two more pictures of mine at Kings Cross:

 

With the redundant station signal box prominent in the centre, 55017 and 55014 wait to move out to the stabling/refuelling point away to the left on 3rd August 1975

 

Photographed from the road over Gasworks Tunnel, 55017 sets off for the north on 1st August 1975

 

Trevor

[Swindon 123]

My earliest 'Deltic' photo dates back to 'Brownie 127' camera days:

 

(993cS) D9000 Newcastle Central station 1964 (T Ermel) .jpg

D9000 at Newcastle in 1964

 

 

 

Trevor

I've just noticed that D9000 had a couple of footsteps in the top L & R corners of the buffer beam cutaway. I don't remember seeing them on any other Deltic. Was D9000 the only Deltic to have them?

 

This photo from John Turner also shows it with them.

https://flic.kr/p/6KNSFb

 

It seemed to have lost them on being air braked, unless it lost them before that?

 

Paul J.

[HitchinLoco]

Recent finds in my Negatives, Hope of interest. First two from NYR good few years back the others KX and Hitchin area. 

[Flying Pig]

Two more pictures of mine at Kings Cross:

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Trevor

Superb pictures of Deltics in their natural habitat. The one of 005 arriving in your first post has everything.

[Trev52A]

Superb pictures of Deltics in their natural habitat. The one of 005 arriving in your first post has everything.

 

Very kind of you to say so.

I travelled on the ECML with 'rover' tickets of one sort or another in the mid 70s and took photos at places which took my fancy e.g. with semaphore signals or old signal boxes etc. I'll be putting these up in due course, from London to Berwick.

 

Regards

Trevor

[Andy Louch]

Two more pictures of mine at Kings Cross:

 

(160bS) 55017+55014 Kings Cross 1-8-75(T Ermel) .jpg

With the redundant station signal box prominent in the centre, 55017 and 55014 wait to move out to the stabling/refuelling point away to the left on 3rd August 1975

 

(025dS) 55014 Kings X+stabling point 03-08-75 (T Ermel) .jpg

Photographed from the road over Gasworks Tunnel, 55017 sets off for the north on 1st August 1975

 

Trevor

Sunning photos at Kings X. My brother and I had a ride from the buffers to the platform end on RSG in about 1972! Noise of Napiers echoing around the train shed as you climbed steps from Underground to concourse was unforgettable! Thanks for posting. Andy

[Trev52A]

I've just noticed that D9000 had a couple of footsteps in the top L & R corners of the buffer beam cutaway. I don't remember seeing them on any other Deltic. Was D9000 the only Deltic to have them?

 

This photo from John Turner also shows it with them.

https://flic.kr/p/6KNSFb

 

It seemed to have lost them on being air braked, unless it lost them before that?

 

Paul J.

 

Well, Paul, I've never noticed that before. Thanks for pointing it out!

This site is probably a good place to see if anyone can fill us in on the details.

 

Cheers

Trevor

[Trev52A]

Last two of mine from the London area:

 

55021 with the 'Flying Scotsman' climbing between Gasworks and Copenhagen Tunnels, soon after leaving Kings Cross on 1st August 1975

 

Five miles out and 55017 is getting into its stride at Wood green later that same day, passing the rather nice wooden signal box which looks a bit out of place under the wires.

 

Next ones will be more 'out in the sticks'

 

Trevor 

Edited November 2, 2017 by Trev52A

[Titan]

I've just noticed that D9000 had a couple of footsteps in the top L & R corners of the buffer beam cutaway. I don't remember seeing them on any other Deltic. Was D9000 the only Deltic to have them?

 

This photo from John Turner also shows it with them.

https://flic.kr/p/6KNSFb

 

It seemed to have lost them on being air braked, unless it lost them before that?

 

Paul J.

 

When D9000 was built it had an experimental Xenon flashing headlamp installed and no central footstep. These must have been fitted in lieu of the footstep that the the other Deltics had as standard, otherwise there would have been no footstep at all. When the light was removed it was replaced with a smaller bespoke footstep in the light aperture, to bring the provision back in line with the other class members - and reduce the risk of someone not paying attention missing his footing. This made the extra ones redundant and they were removed at a later date.

Edited November 2, 2017 by Titan

[LNERGE]

Last two of mine from the London area:

 

(262bS) 55021 'FS' Copenhagen Bank 01-08-75 (T Ermel).jpg

55021 with the 'Flying Scotsman' climbing between Gasworks and Copenhagen Tunnels, soon after leaving Kings Cross on 1st August 1975

 

(263bS) 55017 Wood Green 01-08-75 (T Ermel) .jpg

Five miles out and 55017 is getting into its stride at Wood green later that same day, passing the rather nice wooden signal box which looks a bit out of place under the wires.

 

Next ones will be more 'out in the sticks'

 

Trevor 

Super pictures. A glimpse of where i was educated in one shot too. I used to skive off school and lurk around Hitchin Stockyard. No one batted an eyelid about the lad in school uniform watching trains from a convenient brakevan. In fact on occasion there wasn't a convenient brakevan so they'd shunt me one.

[chris p bacon]

Super pictures. A glimpse of where i was educated in one shot too. I used to skive off school and lurk around Hitchin Stockyard. No one batted an eyelid about the lad in school uniform watching trains from a convenient brakevan. In fact on occasion there wasn't a convenient brakevan so they'd shunt me one.

 

Was that the 08 driver with a flat cap and wellies* ? He took one off in the staffroom once. . . .I transfered to Royston because of that. . still getting counselling now. 

 

His lunch was bread and Guinness,  think that would be frowned upon now.

[LNERGE]

All i remember about him was he didn't say very much..

[chris p bacon]

All i remember about him was he didn't say very much..

 

That'll be the one. He did come from Ashwell so wasn't used to humans

[LNERGE]

He was happy enough for me to sit in the cab with him all morning and sometime even go for a ride to the other yards but hardly said a word. He had a knack of finding a wide joint in the former up loco the 08 would roll into and stop. It always looked like it never moved as it was always parked in exactly the same place.

Edited November 2, 2017 by LNERGE

[Trev52A]

A couple of shots on the ECML south of Peterborough:

 

55021 heads north through Sandy on 31st July 1975 under clear semaphores. The disused trackbed on the left was the route of the old L&NWR line from Oxford to Cambridge which crossed over the main line behind me

 

The same day saw me a few miles further north:

 

55001 southbound approaching Huntingdon station, passing Huntingdon North 'box on 31st July 1975

 

Next up will be Peterborough.

 

Trevor

 

[chris p bacon]

(155bS) 55021 Sandy 31-07-75 (T Ermel) .jpg

55021 heads north through Sandy on 31st July 1975 under clear semaphores. The disused trackbed on the left was the route of the old L&NWR line from Oxford to Cambridge which crossed over the main line behind me

 

Excellent ! You're on Cambridge road bridge, the footbridge you see is 'Alley Bridge' which was the most popular spotting location for us as kids. The Down main signal the Deltic has passed under is on a post in my back garden.

[Trev52A]

Excellent ! You're on Cambridge road bridge, the footbridge you see is 'Alley Bridge' which was the most popular spotting location for us as kids. The Down main signal the Deltic has passed under is on a post in my back garden.

 

Sounds interesting, Dave/Crispy!  Why not take a photo and upload it to the 'Souvenirs from the Good Old Days' currently running on this site?

 

Cheers

Trevor

[Trev52A]

A couple of shots of 'Deltics' on named trains at Peterborough seen from the road bridge north of the station:

 

55012 has just passed  Peterborough station with the down 'Flying Scotsman' on 31st July 1975

 

55005 passes Eastfield signal box on the northern approach to Peterborough with the up 'Tees-Tyne Pullman' on 31st July 1975

 

Trevor 

[Trev52A]

Two at Newark, which still had a nice signal box and semaphore signals just north of the station:

 

55017 at the north end of the station with a down express on 2nd August 1975

 

55002 with another northbound express just beyond the station on 1st August 1975

 

Next up will be Retford, with more semaphores.

 

Trevor 

[Trev52A]

We've now reached Retford, which still had a fine array of semaphore signals in 1975:

 

55005 passes through the station with a down express on 29th July 1975

 

55006 passes this rather nice signal box at Babworth, just north of Retford station on 28th July 1975

 

Looking the other way from the same bridge at Babworth sees 55003 approaching from the north on 28th July 1975

 

Next up will be Doncaster.

 

Trevor

[SHMD]

Some absolutely fab shots there Trev. Many thanks for sharing.

 

In fact, thanks to all contributors.

(I only managed one descent shot of a Deltic fully powered - and I can't find it!!)

 

 

Kev.

[The Pilotman]

Looking at your pictures Trevor has made me think about some of the first railway picture books I had in the late 70s. I particularly remember a couple called Diesels Nationwide (Volumes 1 and 2). I presumed the pictures contained within them would have been among the best available at the time but your pictures, from the same era, are streets ahead of many of them in terms of quality and composition. Did you ever try to get them published somewhere back then? The recent images you've posted on various threads of Deltics, Westerns and 50s have been quite brilliant. Thank you for sharing them.