The British Rail Class 55, also known as a Deltic, or English Electric Type 5, is a class of diesel locomotive built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric for British Railways. Twenty-two locomotives were built, 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, which in turn was named after its Napier Deltic power units.
A Class 55 at Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh in September 1980.
DP1, the prototype Deltic
D9013 The Black Watch at Kings Cross in 1966 with the Flying Scotsman train, in BR green with small yellow warning panels
D9017 The Durham Light Infantry starting its engines at King's Cross in 1966.
The English Electric Company Limited (EE) was a British industrial manufacturer formed after the armistice ending the fighting of World War I by amalgamating five businesses which, during the war, had been making munitions, armaments and aeroplanes.
Locomotiva 1449 [English Electric • Sorefame] N.º UIC: 9094 110 1449-3 (Takargo Rail)
Three English Electric 7SRL Diesel alternator sets being installed the Saateni Power Station, Zanzibar 1955
Two Hampden bombers pictured on 9 April 1940
Napier Deltic engine, cut away for display