Green Deltic at Willesden this evening, 24/07

[sprinterguy]

I was quite astounded as I was heading out of Euston on the 17:23 to Wolves this evening, to notice that we were overtaking to my right a BR green liveried Deltic slowly approaching the south end of Wembley yard. It was rising up from the link leading in from the West London Line - The plumes of exhaust gave it away even before I saw it!

Can anyone tell me which Deltic it was, and what it was up to? I thought that Royal Scots Grey was presently the only mainline registered Deltic, and to the best of my knowledge, that loco currently carries BR blue?

 

[Chester025]

It was D9009 'Alycidon' running light engine from the ELR to Wembley, today was it's first mainline run since July 2003. It is working this tomorrow: http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=68240


D9009 Chorlton by Chester025, on Flickr

 

[sprinterguy]

Wow, that was an astonishingly rapid response! Many thanks for your thorough and informative answer

I feel quite pleased to have seen D9009's first run back on the main line, I remember seeing the loco out and about back in 2002/03.

 

[trainspotter]

She has just gone LE on the wcml north of Penrith at 20:53

 

[gazthomas]

I was lucky hat we still had sun done in the south east today.

I took this at Brookmans Park:

http://railwayherald.com/imagingcentre/view/244722/RD

 

[trainspotter]

I am parked up for the night in my truck just next to the fence , I was not sure wot I was from the distance till it came on to sight!!!! Last time I saw a deltic on the main line was over Brum at Saltley depot in the 90s I have a small video of her taken tonight! How good
It will be I dont know till I get home and put it on the pc!!!!!!!