nutman24 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hi, I was down the shops in Heeley and heard a familiar noise, very rare these days. Looked out to see a convoy of Deltics heading south towards Chesterfield, probably going back to Barrow Hill. Did anybody get any pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hi, I was down the shops in Heeley and heard a familiar noise, very rare these days. Looked out to see a convoy of Deltics heading south towards Chesterfield, probably going back to Barrow Hill. Did anybody get any pictures? Where's Busman, he will have some I should imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I'm quite famously a bit of a numpty when it comes to transport so please forgive me : What is a Deltic ? Hi, I was down the shops in Heeley and heard a familiar noise, very rare these days. Looked out to see a convoy of Deltics heading south towards Chesterfield, probably going back to Barrow Hill. Did anybody get any pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 See here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The locomotives were named after the triangular (greek letter delta) layout of their two-stroke diesel engines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmy117 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 They were actually on their way from Barrow Hill to Bury to take part in the Deltic gala this coming weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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