my deltic memories started at grantham in January 1978 I went with a fellow schoolmate and his dad. it was dark, then there was this noise in the distance coming from the old A1 road bridge to the south it got louder and louder then it roared through heading north with lots of litter flying all over the platforms what a sight that was. my mates dad said theres your first deltic. later deltic 6 pulled in northbound and I just stood there looking at it and so began four years of following them to the bitter end. in October 1981 on deltic 10 on the 15.50 to kings cross she was racing a class 47 which was known as the York races, no 10 was minus one nameplate filthy condition but sounding great she almost made it but failed at gasworks and deltic 11 off the park was sent to push the train into kings cross what a day that was, great memories.