Prototype "Deltic" diesel locomotive in the Ribble Valley Railway Museum

• Contributor: John Morris / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: CXA2X6
• File size: 53.8 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5315 x 3536 px | 45 x 29.9 cm | 17.7 x 11.8 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 22 September 2012
• Location: Ribble Valley Railway, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK United Kingdom, Great Britain, Europe

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The Deltic prototype, built in Preston by the "English Electric" company, was the forerunner of both a class of locomotive and the advent of diesel-electric traction on British Railways. It was extremely powerful for its time using two Napier Deltic 18 oil engines rated at 3300 horse power.

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