Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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- Craggy Island
'Sprinterisation' certainly helped lines like the Settle and Carlise in the 1980s.
Deltics and Ships
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'Sprinterisation' certainly helped lines like the Settle and Carlise in the 1980s.
Not really a train buff myself but I remember going to London from Nottingham on school trip to see the Tutatkhamun exhibition in 1973 (I think). The train was a school special hauled, I'm pretty sure by a Deltic. Nice trip, and the exhibition was pretty damn good too.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
upsidedown
Waiting for the great leap forward
- Location
- The middle bit
Not sure what they're going to do with these now they've gone bust. Don't know what they are but they look like proper trains.
Yes, Chilton are going to use them. I was talking to a mate of mine who is a driver at Marylebone the other day. At the moment Banbury Depot are the one's who are using them, but from December when the enhanced timetable comes in they will be used on the Marylebone to Birmingham more frequently. Also, they have added a couple of coaches to the formation so that the sets now have 6 coaches.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Not sure what they're going to do with these now they've gone bust. Don't know what they are but they look like proper trains.
That is a DVT you are looking at - it is just a guard's and luggage van with a driving cab stuck on. Also, the abomination which is at the other end, the class 67, is considerably worse. In fact, the only 'proper' bit about it is the mk3 coaches in between! (ok, so the DVT is a mark 3 also).
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
The only good thing about them is that they were withdrawn
Yes, I doubt a Deltic would have been working between Nottingham and London, but the Peaks most certainly were!
Oooh, get you!
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Wessex?? Hall??
(Pedant)No that is the former Wrexham train (/Pedant).
As for the Steam loco, it is in fact a non working replica of an early GWR class (after 1892 I mean) and is called 'The Queen'. IIRC.
Edit: bloody hell, according to Wikipedia it isn't, and it is a real GWR 2884 class. I am obviously getting it mixed up with something else.
(Pedant to self) Try and find out what you are talking about as it will bug you all night(/pedant to self).
As far as I can remember, Deltics never worked anywhere else on the main line other than from Kings Cross to the north. Peaks were the main traction on the former Midland mainline from St. Pancras to Nottingham/Leicester/Sheffield and to Glasgow over the leeds/Settle to Carlisle route
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
I know, Penzance too.
classic33
Leg End Member
Not sure what they're going to do with these now they've gone bust. Don't know what they are but they look like proper trains.
Larger version of this:
http://hornby.com/train-packs-114/r2951/
with a few coaches between
Bromptonaut
Rohan Man
- Location
- Bugbrooke UK
They spread their wings a little wider after the HST's staeted to infiltrate the East Coast particulalry working trans-pennine services.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
lego must have used the DVT as the inspiration for the train kits in the early 80s as well.
i used to use the marylebone to wrexham service quite a lot. it was far better than virgin from Euston
