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Photographs from the British Rail era, and the stories behind them.
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Tulyar at YorkClass 55 Deltic 55015 'Tulyar' arrives at York, October 1981, fresh from a railtour and mobbed by enthusiasts hoping to cab the loco.
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The Sunset ScotsmanGresley A3 4472 Flying Scotsman crosses the Tyne at Newcastle on the 1975 Rail 150 Steam Special, working hard south to London St Pancras.
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The Vic WhistlerClass 40 40045 appears to cover a failed DMU on the 21.15 to Blackpool at Manchester Victoria, 23rd December 1975. See the photograph.
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Night WhistlerClass 40 40139 waits at Stockport in the small hours of February 1979, its next duty unknown. See the print that captures the mystery.
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Night TalismanDeltic 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier waits at York with the Up Talisman, 23rd December 1975, under platform lights that catch her worn flanks.
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Class 55 Deltic 55009 'Alycidon' at King's CrossClass 55 Deltic 55009 'Alycidon' rests at King's Cross after its York working in October 1981, ahead of repairs, repaint and a place in Deltic history.
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Ballymoss at YorkClass 55 Deltic 55018 Ballymoss at York, 3 August 1981, between King's Cross turns. See the photograph Trevor Ermel caught that day.
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The Last HurrahClass 55 Deltic 55008 'The Green Howards' at Newcastle Central, 30 December 1981: its last working before withdrawal from British Rail service.
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Kings Cross DelticClass 55 Deltic 55014 pulls away from King's Cross for Newcastle, August 1975, beneath Cubitt's train shed. Step into the scene.
