I remember going to the National railway museum in 2006 as a boy aged 8 and a half and the last thing I know was seeing the prototype deltic and deltic 2 together in the museum
I would love to think that more of this journey was filmed than actually used in this clip, and the unused parts are lying in a can in a storeroom somewhere - waiting to be discovered. An early 1960s continuous cab ride out of Kings Cross and through north London would be the most nostalgic film ever.
Classic Prototype, great film, cab ride, nice scenery, even points and Crossings, along with other traffic. Think how good the Natural sound would have been, instead of the horrid music.
Fantastic. The main line north out of York ran past our school playground, so we saw the great transition from steam to diesel. It was exciting enough seeing the new Type 3 (Class37) locos, but the Deltics in their green and white livery had a BIG effect on a small boy! Remember being very disappointed that a steam loco was pulling the train I was on to Glasgow, rather than a Class 37! How times have changed!
Forgot to say that there are some nice ex-LNER pacifics coming the other way! Deltic must've created a real stir entering a station in the mid to late 1950s. I've got the NRM Bachmann model, clean and weathered. It's superb. Highly recommended. The best model Bachmann's ever done in my opinion.
I started at the cross on the footplate 1970 and have been on and driven all the Deltics at one time or another. Certainly fun machines but the noise in the engine room was unbelievable we were issued a box a little larger than a match box with cotton wool in it to stick in ours ears!! No health and safety then. Also when sitting in gasworks tunnel waiting to set back onto a train choking on the fumes was not fun.
A number of things really stand out..........the difficulty of sighting signals with so many steam locos moving about; the route knowledge that drivers had to have with semaphore signals; the photographers inability to give us a decent look at the bloody controls being used. And the brief look I got at that panel indicated that it was very similar to some English Electric electric locos that we had here in Victoria, Australia.
I remember my nan telling me about 'The Deltic' visiting Doncaster Station and looking like something from the future. Incidentally, the Deltics didn't last as long in service as the Gresley A4 it replaced.
@tpvalley Hello, at 24 seconds into the video the drivers hand is on the train brake handle, the direct loco brake handle is just above his sleeve to the left of the video and the power handle is below his hand.
Love how the music is played on one of those old portable keyboards that yamaha, casio and the like used to make. I know cos I used to sell them when I was younger :D
Fascinating, and not least for the number of Class7/8 freights lumbering along the UP Main and not the SLOW where four tracks existed, marking just how sparse the passenger service was by today's standards. Shame there were no shots 90 mph north of Hitchin and up Stoke Bank. Cracking stuff though.
Magic footage but it's a pity about the cheap library jazz music - I'd have rather had the Deltic engines all the way even if it was dubbed. I suppose the lesbian cause gets the PC vote so no lottery or Government money for this sort of thing that us male railway anoraks prefer!
I remember going to the National railway museum in 2006 as a boy aged 8 and a half and the last thing I know was seeing the prototype deltic and deltic 2 together in the museum
I would love to think that more of this journey was filmed than actually used in this clip, and the unused parts are lying in a can in a storeroom somewhere - waiting to be discovered. An early 1960s continuous cab ride out of Kings Cross and through north London would be the most nostalgic film ever.
Classic Prototype, great film, cab ride, nice scenery, even points and Crossings, along with other traffic.
Think how good the Natural sound would have been, instead of the horrid music.
The 'first' water troughs are at Wennington Junction The 'second' water troughs in the video are at Scrooby.
Brilliant video
Fantastic. The main line north out of York ran past our school playground, so we saw the great transition from steam to diesel. It was exciting enough seeing the new Type 3 (Class37) locos, but the Deltics in their green and white livery had a BIG effect on a small boy! Remember being very disappointed that a steam loco was pulling the train I was on to Glasgow, rather than a Class 37! How times have changed!
Best looking diesel ever! Not too shabby performance wise either!:P
I remember seeing this prototype a few times at Newark in the late 50's early 60's
Forgot to say that there are some nice ex-LNER pacifics coming the other way! Deltic must've created a real stir entering a station in the mid to late 1950s. I've got the NRM Bachmann model, clean and weathered. It's superb. Highly recommended. The best model Bachmann's ever done in my opinion.
I started at the cross on the footplate 1970 and have been on and driven all the Deltics at one time or another. Certainly fun machines but the noise in the engine room was unbelievable we were issued a box a little larger than a match box with cotton wool in it to stick in ours ears!! No health and safety then. Also when sitting in gasworks tunnel waiting to set back onto a train choking on the fumes was not fun.
Fantastic video. That loco looks amazing 54 years later
A number of things really stand out..........the difficulty of sighting signals with so many steam locos moving about; the route knowledge that drivers had to have with semaphore signals; the photographers inability to give us a decent look at the bloody controls being used. And the brief look I got at that panel indicated that it was very similar to some English Electric electric locos that we had here in Victoria, Australia.
Engines seen:
an A4,
a V2,
a K3,
an A3,
a peppercorn A1,
3 9Fs (one in the yard at peterbrough).
Fascinating, thanks for posting
I remember my nan telling me about 'The Deltic' visiting Doncaster Station and looking like something from the future.
Incidentally, the Deltics didn't last as long in service as the Gresley A4 it replaced.
beautiful loco...
I was looking forward to seeing it at the NRM in York this summer, but now I found out it's actually at the Shildon outpost!
Superb footage, not just of Deltic, but all the steam shots too. Pitty about the Naff music, but I can live with that for the magnificent film.
@tpvalley Hello, at 24 seconds into the video the drivers hand is on the train brake handle, the direct loco brake handle is just above his sleeve to the left of the video and the power handle is below his hand.
Love that Napier drone as it pulls into Doncaster....
Love how the music is played on one of those old portable keyboards that yamaha, casio and the like used to make. I know cos I used to sell them when I was younger :D
More likely a Hammond organ and almost certainly not portable in any non-hernia-inducing sense.
great film
The shape of the deltic like EMD F7
i remember seeing her at the science museum
Excellent comment
This is from Trains remembered Volume two
Sounds great to hear the locos engines and horn. This is the only vid ive heard the sound with. Any more prototype deltic footage?
I love the music, where can I download it
I had this on a video tape, could you tell me the name of the video tape please?
I see this loco often at shilden NRM, I live nearby, I like the old controls etc, shame the engines have bits missing etc.
GOT TO GET ONE OF THESE IN 'N' GAUGE !!
Never mind about "goodbye to the crew" at the end. Where's the next bit up to York. That's what I would like to see....
Cotton wool, what a luxury, we used Daily Mirror or The Sun
@reggaeman1956 i totally agree! its spoiled by the muic! but good all the same.
Ive wanted to ask that same question. I dont think the engines are in the loco, but id sure love to know.
is the train brake above power handle?
OMG!
Never knew they collected water for their steam heating.
Fascinating, and not least for the number of Class7/8 freights lumbering along the UP Main and not the SLOW where four tracks existed, marking just how sparse the passenger service was by today's standards. Shame there were no shots 90 mph north of Hitchin and up Stoke Bank. Cracking stuff though.
My dream job!! driving the prototype deltic, a little 'easy listening/jazz' playing in the background, can it get any better??
Ah come on! Listening to that shitty lift-muzac would cause me 'king embolism..
+JintySteam Trains Remembered (DvD)
Great footage but that dreadful music - why???!
Look at all the crap those kettles are putting out...murdering polar bears lol
Deltic is such a stunner and sounds like heaven.
Magic footage but it's a pity about the cheap library jazz music - I'd have rather had the Deltic engines all the way even if it was dubbed. I suppose the lesbian cause gets the PC vote so no lottery or Government money for this sort of thing that us male
railway anoraks prefer!
Been there, done that. Crappy music. ;)
why cant lottery money be used to restore this to running condition, instead of some lesbian basket-weaving 'community projuect'?
Except that you cant hear it for the porn music!
It fits in well, in those days any burds you found at the station were fascinated with the horseless carriage
Brilliant video - crap music - but who cares when you see rare history like this...
cut the stupid music and it will be great """"
Yeah....jazz!