English Electric Type 3 British Rail Class 37 diesel locomotive number 37716 running on railway tracks by the river Tyne near Hexham Northumberland

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The British Rail Class 55 is a class of diesel locomotive built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric for British Rail. They were designed for the high-speed express passenger services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Edinburgh and London King's Cross. They gained the name "Deltic" from the prototype locomotive, DP1 Deltic (the running number DP1 was never carried), which in turn was named after its Napier Deltic power units.

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Location: Hexham Northumberland
Photo credit: © Hugh Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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