Ladder23
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where to spot a class 55 Bedfordshire area?
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trainmania100
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Only on a railtour I think
Not many down that area
Not many down that area
gimmea50anyday
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Err... By its distinctive growl as it approaches?....
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Ladder23
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also was there ever a 55 in southeast (toothpaste) livery?
DarloRich
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are you being serious? Do you mean the type of engine on my avatar?
No, there wasn't
Polarbear
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Not much chance in Bedfordshire I fear. I count myself lucky to have seen two in one day on a trip to Newcastle (at York) in April.
Not bad considering they've not been in front line action since 1982!
Not bad considering they've not been in front line action since 1982!
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eh??????
title, where to spot a 55... any ideas.. any idea where I can
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I will travel, just not hours! so herts, bucks, cambs areas even?
DarloRich
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title, where to spot a 55... any ideas.. any idea where I can
they were withdrawn in 1982. Buy.....a......time.....machine.
( Very occasionally they run specials. You will be waiting a long time to see one in Bedfordshire. The spotter press will tell you when they run, most likely out of Kings Cross). A trip to the NRM might let you see one.
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Cheshire Rover
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title, where to spot a 55... any ideas.. any idea where I can
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I will travel, just not hours! so herts, bucks, cambs areas even?
You may need to travel a bit further afield.
http://www.railwide.co.uk/deltics.php
Polarbear
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As Darlorich alludes to, there are only 6 left & none work regularly on the mainline, other than rail tours.
Best place to see a 55 would be on a preserved line or at the NRM at York.
As for liveries, Deltics didn't have too many varieties in their main line careers, but preservation brought us purple Porterbrook! There are also some more imaginative liveries here http://http://www.fictitiousliveries.co.uk/index.php?sort=&livery=&class=&group=D&coll=
Best place to see a 55 would be on a preserved line or at the NRM at York.
As for liveries, Deltics didn't have too many varieties in their main line careers, but preservation brought us purple Porterbrook! There are also some more imaginative liveries here http://http://www.fictitiousliveries.co.uk/index.php?sort=&livery=&class=&group=D&coll=
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Try the NYMR 55007 is based there.
Ladder23
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thanks for the info, I'm not too clued up with whats withdrawn etc so i appreciate the info.
one thing I have been wondering, Network Rail did use one right? i guess this is no longer?...
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well well well...
http://www.fictitiousliveries.co.uk/a.gif
one thing I have been wondering, Network Rail did use one right? i guess this is no longer?...
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well well well...
http://www.fictitiousliveries.co.uk/a.gif
DarloRich
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try wiki
you cant be a serious poster. NR was formed in 2002. Deltics were withdrawn in 1982. Are you confused with other perhaps similar looking locomotive types?
trainmania100
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By the way I saw two deltics in the South East last year 
Alycidon and RHF at bluebell railway
Alycidon and RHF at bluebell railway
Harbon 1
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My guess is he's referring to the Class 334 stock moves was it? GBRf hired 22 in for a while.
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forgive me, this is what I was thinking of.
http://www.totnestrains.com/uploads/6/9/2/9/6929845/5716953_orig.jpg
DarloRich
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AHA! you are confused - that clears it up. That is a class 97 ( nee 37) The 3 x 97's are still in use with NR.
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this kind of retracts my original question now then.
class 37 is what I should have asked to of seen, not 55..
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I do feel a little stupid now, sorry!! ha.
class 37 is what I should have asked to of seen, not 55..
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I do feel a little stupid now, sorry!! ha.
trainmania100
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Okay 
37s are often seen on test Trains
37s are often seen on test Trains
DarloRich
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I should have checked earlier! Now we are talking - there are LOADS of those - mainly Colas ones on NR test trains now but still the odd DRS one. They will run through Bedford on regular cyclical basis out of Derby to somewhere else ( although you might also get a 73 through Bedford)
if you want to travel behind one there are many on preserved railways or DRS examples running on the main line in Anglia and Cumbria
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Harbon 1
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Don't worry, we all started somewhere!
Someone more clued up than me will be able to tell you where they regularly are. My view is a bit blurred living near to where the yellow Network Rail (departmental Class 97) ones are based so they pass very regularly!
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gazthomas
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37 or 55, have a look at the key websites and realtimetrains. 55's in particular are a rare beast in railtours, though they will pass places in Bedfordshire - Arlesey and Sandy as two examples when they do
DarloRich
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now this is more like it!!
no worries ( my apologies also) - you may also get a yellow one from time to time. They are fitted with special modern signalling equipment to work on the Cambrian line in Wales but get pressed into service from Derby on an irregular basis on other routes.
Also if you are in Bedford and up at stupid o'clock on a Saturday morning you may see a Europhoenix one hauling units from Derby after overhaul. More civilised they work back to Derby on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
WCRC also have a few but they are very rare this far south. I have seen 2 at MK in 5/6 years.
EDIT: not all test trains are 37 hauled. You might get a 73 or 31 or a combination of the three.
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gimmea50anyday
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think there a 37 diagram or two in east Anglia out of Norwich on pax workings
there are currently two deltics outside the NRM, the other 3 are kicking around somewhere while the prototype is parked in Shildon
40's also have big engines and long noses but theres only 6 of them!
lots of pres lines have 37's in service. Nene valley is over your way, also chinnor and mid Norfolk, try their websites as to if they have any and if and when they are running
there are currently two deltics outside the NRM, the other 3 are kicking around somewhere while the prototype is parked in Shildon
40's also have big engines and long noses but theres only 6 of them!
lots of pres lines have 37's in service. Nene valley is over your way, also chinnor and mid Norfolk, try their websites as to if they have any and if and when they are running
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Chinnor doesn't have one any more. I think they sold it to Colas.
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