BR Deltic 55022 Royal Scots Grey leaving Ramsbottom, East Lancashire Railway

The sixth in a nine part series of videos filmed at the East Lancashire Railway's Autumn Diesel Gala, on Saturday 18th October 2008.

BR Deltic 55022 Royal Scots Grey departs Ramsbottom, bound for Rawtenstall. Despite running on one engine, she gets to grips with her load of six Mk1 coaches.

Thanks to Woolybak8, Ilovetrains2008 and David Holden for the company and laughs, and also to mststv, Bradleigh10 and pjunzi for being there as well. I recommend viewing their channels if you haven't already seen them!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• BR
• Class
• 55
• diesel
• locomotive
• deltic
• 55022
• Royal
• Scots
• Grey
• Ramsbottom
• East
• Lancashire
• Railway

[robertgift]

Interesting!

Would like to have seen the semaphore signal change as the locomotive passed it.

Also would like to see how those traditional gates were opened and how they opened.

Hope they are not modernized.

Better to use one locomotive than two.

Less pollution and fuel use and no wear and tear on another locomotive.

Thanks for the video.

Robert Denver, Colorado, USA

[theamateurbasher]

Thanks for commenting robertgift. Look out for a PM shortly with the details to your enqueiries.

[railmaniak]

This Great locomotive!And they still go? If not the secret how many such still remains?

[theamateurbasher]

There are six deltics in preservation (seven, if you include the prototype, on display at Shildon). Three are active (55009, 55019 and 55022; the latter currently has problems with it's second power unit though), the fourth is on display at York railway museum (55002), the fifth is undergoing restorarion (55015), and the sixth loco has recently evaded the threat of being scrapped (55016), thanks to Direct Rail Services.

Thanks for commenting railmaniak.

[TheRailFan]

Great shot of 022 leaving ,,nice how he turns up the power ,Zontar Say's "Sing My Beauty" Sing to daddy ! ..lol

[theamateurbasher]

Thanks!

[railmaniak]

Clearly locomotive good I when was in England in a cabin went on British Railway and that all VL10 yes VL11

[theamateurbasher]

The dmu in question (a 101) was parked up ahead in the goods sidings; 55022 currently has problems with it's second engine, that's why it isn't quite sounding so good. Thanks again class43matty!

[class43matty]

sounded like a dmu departing at the beginning

[theamateurbasher]

Cheers Bob!