Day of the Deltics

Here we have two more additions to the loco fleet in the shape of a Class 55 Deltic and her smaller sister, a Class 23 'Baby Deltic'.

So, let me begin with the smaller of the two locos, namely this Heljan Class 23 in Early BR Green Livery, Running Nº D5909, Catalogue Nº 2323.

I picked this loco up at auction for a very reasonable price, especially considering she came with a DCC sound decoder already fitted.

The only down side is that we already have D5909 in the fleet, and in blue livery. So we will have to see about renumbering this one. 

She is nicely weathered, though, and sounds very good too although I am not sure whose sound files have been installed.

In the photos above we see her at pulling away from Petersfield, with a brewery train,

While, in the photo above, we see her passing the entrance to the Service Depot as she heads south with her train of brewery wagons.

Next we have Bachmann's Class 55, 55002 'Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry', Catalogue Nº 32-525NRM.

This model was produced in 2015 and was exclusive to the National Railway Museum at Shildon as part of their National Collection in Miniature.

In the photo above she is seen at Sueston, waiting to depart with an express for Davemoor.

She currently does not have a sound decoder fitted but will do so very soon and, if she sounds anything like 55001 'St Paddy', a loco that has been in our fleet since 2009, she will sound amazing!

Finally we glimpse both Deltics, looking absolutely magnificent, at Gunnmere, as they await their next turn of duty.