My knowledge of Britain's railway isn't bad but browsing through
The Oxford Companion To British Railway History I discovered something that amazed me. The book literally fell open at 'Water Trough', I thought, what is there to learn about them? At the bottom of the entry it says that,
'Some remained in place after dieselization (sic) so the heating boiler tanks could be topped up on the move, enabling Deltic locomotives to run non-stop between Kings Cross & Edinburgh'.
Now I know they'll be many out there shouting, 'Flippin' 'eck Steve, didn't you know that', so spare me that
I'd love to hear from someone who witnessed this event or from those equally amazed this happened. So use to seeing pictures and footage of steam locomotives using troughs, can't imagine a Deltic doing it, cheers, Steve.