Chris Sykes

Finally got a copy of Great British Model Railways featuring my layout ‘Eastern Dock’ with some stunning photos by Chris Nevard.

Deltic prototype DP1 has just emerged from Peascliffe tunnel north of Grantham, still under evaluation here in August 1960

Deltic prototype DP1 passes through Grantham (date unknown). 📸 Geoffrey Hurst

D32 works 4N25 mixed freight at Ais Gill on the Settle & Carlisle route (the highest point on the entire route at 1,169 feet above sea level), 15th February 1965 #MidWeekPeak 📸 Eric Braithwaite

76032 at Dinting with empty MGR hoppers 23rd April 1979 #WoodheadWedesday 📸 Roger Sutcliffe

76047 passes Woodhead signal box August 1979 #WoodheadWedesday 📸 Roger Sutcliffe

08492/434/870/510/543/878/857/880 lined up at Tinsley MPD with 37350 in the distance 10th May 1988 #ShunterSunday 📸 Adrian Hotson

55007 ‘Pinza’ at the Doncaster Works Deltic Tribute Day #FiftyFivesOnFriday 📸 Colin Alexander

D70 at Leicester 22nd February 1969 #MidWeekPeak 📸 George Woods

Found in a railway magazine, January 1965, a mixed review of British Railways direction!

25275, 25274 and 25141 stabled at Stourbridge Junction 14th October 1978 #Raturday 📸 Terry Foulger

55016 which isn't going any further than Peterborough (on 1A08 the 08:07 York-King's Cross) with the exhaust port flaming it was soon removed from the train into the bay platform 1 to await the fire brigade. 21st December 1981. 📸 Bernard Brierley

Another Deltic in the snow, 55006 ‘The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry” leaves Doncaster with 1A13 the 09:33 Hull - Kings Cross, 29th November 1980. 📸 Syd Young

D9012 “Crepello” races through Hadley Wood 8th February 1969. 📸 George Woods

Bescot Yard, Boxing Day 1985

Brand new and ready for its running in period: Hymek D7000 is outside the Beyer Peacock works at Gorton 28th May 1961. It entered service the same month after being allocated to Bristol MPD. 📸 Frank Hornby