The British Rail Class 55 is a class of diesel locomotive built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric. They were designed for the high-speed express passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh. They gained the name Deltic from the prototype locomotive DP1 Deltic which in turn was named after its Napier Deltic power units.
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