The British Rail Class 55, also known as a Deltic, or English Electric Type 5, (Originally numbered as the D9000 series before the TOPS classification system.) is a class of [[diesel locomotive]] built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric for British Railways. Twenty-two locomotives were built, designed for the high-speed express passenger services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Edinburgh and London King's Cross. They gained the name "Deltic" from the prototype locomotive, DP1 Deltic (the running number DP1 was never carried), which in turn was named after its Napier Deltic power units.

h4. Examples

* !asset #23040322: BR Class 55 In "BR Blue"

h4. See also

* [[Diesel locomotive]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: BR Class 55":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_55
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