'The 1968 and all that Exhibition at the National Railway Museum' 

Class 55 Deltic D9009   0-6-0 Diesel Shunter      Class 31108

 

Class 55 Deltic D9009 at the NRM at York.

D9009 in 2008 at the National Railway Museum at York. This Deltic or class 55 as they became under Tops.

D9009 was named Alycidon on the 21st of July in 1961. It is painted in two tone green liverly which they ran in on the ECML befor they were repainted in BR blue.

The name Alycidon was like many LNER Top link locomotives that ran on the ECML a race horse name, this locomotive name is the 1949 Ascot GOLD Cup winner.

D9009 was at The 1968 and all that Exhibition. This was a event at York  at the National Railway Museum in 2008 to Mark 40 years since the end of every day steam by British railways in 1968.

0-6-0 Diesel Shunter

O-6-0 Diesel Shunter & 0-6-0ST no.49

Class 31018

 Class 31018 in the tent type building at the NRM in 2008

The UKs National Railway Museum is at York right along side the York railway station.

 

 

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