Baby Deltic Startup

[PinzaC55]

Just found a few wonderful video's of the new "Baby Deltic" Class 23 being started up and I thought I would post a link here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGzhcxqmX1M&feature=related

Incredible sound eh?

 

[SprinterMan]

Just found a few wonderful video's of the new "Baby Deltic" Class 23 being started up and I thought I would post a link here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGzhcxqmX1M&feature=related

Incredible sound eh?

WOW, it sounds like a muscle car almost.

Out of interest why is it in Mainline Freight colours?

My error, just reailsed the Class 23 enigne is in the body of a Class 37.

 

[PinzaC55]

The Baby Deltic was basically a single Deltic engine in a shorter version of a Class 37 bodyshell and it was Bo-Bo rather than Co-Co. So one of the main things they have to do is shorten the bonnet (and of course the main frame) and rebogie it with Class 20 bogies.
Here's a nice picture of D5907 at King's Cross.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16236990@N08/2983916408/

Here's the homepage for the project with a nice picture of the body showing some of the work marked out.

http://www.thebabydelticproject.co.uk/

 

[ACE1888]

Really hope the 'Baby Deltic' project succeeds, will be in much demand around the Heritage world as and when it does

 

[SouthEastern-465]

It sounds great, a good luck towards the rest of the project and hope the group the best.

 

[Turbostar]

Wow, I hope it all works out, good luck to them.