Class 55 - 55009 Alycidon

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In the '70s you would have seen a diesel locomotive at the head of most mainline passenger trains, however what we didn’t realise back then was that their time in the spotlight was to be a brief one as they began to be replaced by the High Speed Train towards the end of the decade. On the Eastern Region the passenger loco of choice was the Class 55 'Deltic' which were built to replace the fleet of streamlined Class A4 Gresley Pacific steam locomotives, whose most notable member was Mallard which holds the record for the fastest steam locomotive. Show more