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#1
17th August 2009, 18:27
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Deltic's
Hey who first manufactred the Deltics and at which shops? Like Doncaster.
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#2
17th August 2009, 21:45
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The Deltics were manufactured by the English Electric Company at their own works at Newton-le-Willows near Warrington.
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17th August 2009, 21:56
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The prototype was manufactured by English Electric at the Dick Kerr Works in Preston, but I don't know if the production models were also produced there.
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#4
19th August 2009, 13:12
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What about the LMS number 10000 deltic type that remained in service until the mid 1950's?
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#5
19th August 2009, 14:03
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10000 &10001 were built at Derby LMS Workshop. 10001 survived until 1962 while 10000 outlived it by four years. I'm surprised they ween't wtihdrawn at the same time, as I only ever saw them coupled together
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#6
19th August 2009, 14:31
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Deltic (the loco) was named after the Napier engine design as used in the prototype which English Electric built for BR to evaluate (DP1 ?). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_DP1 The LMS twins did NOT have a Deltic type engine. See this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_D16/1
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#7
20th August 2009, 15:03
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Then what type were they?
What happened to them, were they scrapped?
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#8
20th August 2009, 15:41
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Quote:
All the info you need is there.   Philip.
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#9
20th August 2009, 16:23
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Deltic engine
This is a link to an animation of how the 3 crankshafts and 6 pistons of one bank on a Deltic engine work.
http://www.wis.co.uk/justin/deltic-engine.html It is a fascinating design and as far as I am aware only used on the Deltics and "baby" Deltic railway locos. Otherwise it's main use was marine (boats). For those who may be unaware,if you click your mouse on a link it will take you to another web page of interest. (I hope )
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20th August 2009, 18:43
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It is facinating, so I wonder why steam is favoured among many?
I favour steam but have never been able to figure out why deisels never had the same character. I for one in the end prefer the first generation stuff to all the modern trains that traverse the much reduced system today.
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