Class 55’s in Scotland
Obviously all the production Deltics worked class 1 passenger services North of the Border. They worked most day and night principal express services between Edinburgh and London from the early years till 1977, they were also regular visitors to the Edinburgh – Dundee – Aberdeen route. Other Scottish outposts were also visited in the BR careers that finally ended in Jan 82.
Some of these BR days unusual Scottish visits are listed below along with more regular turns.
Prototype DELTIC – worked trails in Scotland in June 1959 with runs Edinburgh – Berwick, Edinburgh – Cowlairs and Slateford – Carstairs
Recreating the Napier magic is D9000 at Waverly with the Deltic Scotsman Railtour on September 6th 1997, thanks to tour participant “TC” for the phot
9000 1S42 1600 Kings X – Edinburgh “Talisman” 140274
9001 1S17 1000 Kings X – Edinburgh “Flying Scotsman” 130473
9002 1A16 1000 Kings X – Edinburgh “Flying Scotsman” 140963
9003 1E25 1600 Edinburgh – Kings X “Talisman” 040872
9004 (plus 24/26) 1930 Inverness – Euston (after open day) 100673
55005 1V93 0950 Edinburgh – Plymouth (to York) 030180
Thanks to Dave Spencer for this fine view of 55006 at Arbroath with 1G64 1240 Aberdeen – Ednburgh on May 5th 1979
55006 1G64 1240 Aberdeen – Edinburgh 050579
55007 1S08 0705 Newcastle – Edinburgh (local) 220180
9008 1E01 – 0800 Edinburgh – Kings X 100472
55009 recreating the Deltics on the Waverly Borders line scene with the Deltic Borderer tour at Tweedmouth on June 18th 2016. Ta to Craig Ross for the phot
55009 1F52 0645 Newcastle – Inverness Merrymaker (to Perth) 171081
9010 1E14 1100 Glasgow QS – Kings X “Queen of the Scots” Pullman (to Edin) 260562
9010 0658 Hawick – Edinburgh 261268
55011 1O42 1600 Edinburgh – Glasgow QS 290181
55012 1S12 0745 Kings X – Edinburgh “Silver Jubilee” 080677
55013 1E25 1600 Edinburgh Kings X “Talisman” 181276
55014 1G44 1123 Carstairs – Edinburgh (portion off 0737 Lpl/Man) 080181
9015 1E11 – 1200 Edinburgh – Kings X 100472
9016 1S32 1200 Kings X – Aberdeen 130473
55016 2C20 1730 SX Edinburgh – Cardenden 101280 – ta to Jim Burton for this classic!
55017 1S72 2230 (17/3) Kings X -Edinburgh (via Carlisle) 180379
John Williams captures 55018 at Carlisle with the 0550 Kings X – Edinburgh diverted via Beattock and Carstairs on August 6th 1979 due the Penmansheil tunnel collapse.
55018 0550 Kings X – Edinburgh (via Carlisle, Beattock) 060879
55019 Inverness – Aldershot o/w Army footex (load 11 incl sleepers) 150469
55019 1630 Aberdeen – York (ex Edin) 311281
last Deltic on a service train in Scotland
55020 0751 Falkirk G – Edinburgh (vice DMU) 291176
55021 at Waverly after working the 0940 ex Kings X on August 25th 1981, a Dave Spencer phot
55021 0915 Edinburgh – Oban Adex 020878
Notes – Deltics worked the Corstorphine branch passenger turns in their early days, probably North Berwick as well. Any gen or phots very welcome…
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