{"product_id":"deltics","title":"Deltics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eBritain's Railways Vol 73:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThe 22 Class 55 ‘Deltics’ brought new levels ofspeed and performance to services from King’s Cross to the north of England and Scotland, starting in 1961. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThe locomotives brought the journey time to Edinburgh down to just six hours, and maintained this over the next twenty years, gaining a huge following amongst railway enthusiasts in the process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eEven as late as 1979, they were breaking records, when they took ‘The Hull Executive’ from King’s Cross to its first stop at Retford at an average speed of 91.4mph. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThis book illustrates their life from the debut of the prototype locomotive Deltic on the East Coast Main Line, all the way through to the final rail tour on 2 January 1982.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e The key stages of their working lives are covered, including liveries, names, modifications, and withdrawals, with a collection of high-quality, previously unpublished photographs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eIt concludes with the farewell event at Doncaster works in February 1982 and the passing into preservation of six class members.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Key Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55645572694399,"sku":"KB0485","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0081\/2344\/9395\/files\/KB0485-a.png?v=1779958451","url":"https:\/\/shop.keypublishing.com\/products\/deltics","provider":"Key Publishing Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}