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What about mentioning the engine, it was pretty unusual. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.210.112.4 ( talk • contribs) 03:07, May 28, 2006. agreed the engine was a ship engine i belive.
Hear hear indeed, highly distinctive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.69.57.38 ( talk) 15:58, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Could do with a lot more info on service - the Deltics were exceptionally high performance for diesel locomotives, not just becuase of their power, but also becuase of the spec of the electrical transmission system. They forced extensive speed upgrades on the ECML and paved the way for HST and later IC225 workings. No other UK diesel locomotive could have done that.-- 81.152.21.121 10:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Could we clarify this, all the pictures I have seen of green Deltics indicate the whole class had this feature while in BR green. I had understood that Finsbury park had re-instated them to it's machines before withdrawal in BR Blue. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.38.64.93 ( talk) 21:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC).
The deltics were delivered from the Vulcan works unnamed, and with off-white window surrounds, as a part of their two-tone colour scheme. By the 1970's, all of the deltics were painted in rail blue, and with full yellow ends. The deltics were split into three groups - the ones named after Scottish regiments were stabled at Haymarket depot, the ones named after English regiments were stabled at Gateshead, and the ones named after racehorses were stabled at Finsbury Park depot in London. In 1979, the Finsbury Park depot re-applied the white window surrounds to their deltics. This was not official British Rail policy, and when the racehorse deltics were reallocated to York depot in 1981, the white window surrounds were painted over in blue. 55003 Meld and 55012 Crepello were the only deltics which went to the scrapyard still sporting their white window surrounds. Pinza7 ( talk) 11:26, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
Although out of the scope of this article mention should be made of DP2 (linked back to the class 50) article, if for no other reason than to prevent people mistaking an un/wrongly captioned picture of DP2 for a production Deltic. Comments either way please. ( SouthernElectric 15:51, 17 September 2007 (UTC))
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I removed this text, which was under a section heading of "Ghost Sightings":
There are no references given whatsoever, and Google searches such as "Deltic 55020 hoax", "Deltic D9020 hoax" and "Deltic Nimbus hoax" turn up nothing relevant. As such, this looks like - at best - a hoax remembered only within a small group of people. As such, I don't think it should be in unless a proper citation can be given. Loganberry ( Talk) 18:07, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
The Nimbus story is probably better known as a ghost story rather than a hoax (though whether or not you actually believe in ghosts is another matter entirely.) Hoax or not, the *ghost story* version has gained a fair degree of exposure - I do know it has been featured in several books of railway ghost stories, and while a quick Google search of "Nimbus hoax" and it's variations don't reveal much, "Nimbus ghost train" and it's variants do come up with a significant number of websites which feature the story. 82.27.30.105 ( talk) 16:35, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/delticwe.htm has gone dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.249.232.187 ( talk) 02:32, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
This article is currently named in accordance the Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Railways naming conventions for British rolling stock allocated a TOPS number. A proposal to change this convention and/or its scope is being discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways#Naming convention, where your comments would be welcome.
About 75% at least of this article deals with the surviving locomotives after preservation, and on livery changes which are of minor interest and unsuitable for an encyclopaedia. Like so many wikipedia articles on British diesel locomotives there is little on the locomotives during their working lives which is surely what matters. I suggest that the preservation `news' - much of which is trivial or out of date - be moved elsewhere, or, preferably, deleted, and that an expert on the subject writes an informative, readable account of the concept behind these locomotives, their design, construction and operation. Barney Bruchstein ( talk) 15:10, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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The article previously stated that this Type 3 loco (1500-2000 hp) would use a single 18 cylinder engine, which is plausible. It now reads that it's a 9 cylinder, as used for the 1,100 hp Type 2 Class 23, which isn't. Does anyone have the cited ref handy? Andy Dingley ( talk) 03:04, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
Article describes it as ‘most powerful single-unit diesel locomotive’. Could this be misinterpreted as single engine? Would the meaning be the same without the term ‘single-unit’? Andyeff ( talk) 06:30, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Raymond Ian Burns named his Deltic Records after the locomotives. Citation Quietus, The (2009-11-10). "The Damned's Captain Sensible On Why He Likes Trains". The Quietus. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
Where in the article is appropriate to add this? A new 'In popular culture' section, perhaps? ElectronicsForDogs ( talk) 16:13, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
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What about mentioning the engine, it was pretty unusual. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.210.112.4 ( talk • contribs) 03:07, May 28, 2006. agreed the engine was a ship engine i belive.
Hear hear indeed, highly distinctive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.69.57.38 ( talk) 15:58, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Could do with a lot more info on service - the Deltics were exceptionally high performance for diesel locomotives, not just becuase of their power, but also becuase of the spec of the electrical transmission system. They forced extensive speed upgrades on the ECML and paved the way for HST and later IC225 workings. No other UK diesel locomotive could have done that.-- 81.152.21.121 10:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Could we clarify this, all the pictures I have seen of green Deltics indicate the whole class had this feature while in BR green. I had understood that Finsbury park had re-instated them to it's machines before withdrawal in BR Blue. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.38.64.93 ( talk) 21:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC).
The deltics were delivered from the Vulcan works unnamed, and with off-white window surrounds, as a part of their two-tone colour scheme. By the 1970's, all of the deltics were painted in rail blue, and with full yellow ends. The deltics were split into three groups - the ones named after Scottish regiments were stabled at Haymarket depot, the ones named after English regiments were stabled at Gateshead, and the ones named after racehorses were stabled at Finsbury Park depot in London. In 1979, the Finsbury Park depot re-applied the white window surrounds to their deltics. This was not official British Rail policy, and when the racehorse deltics were reallocated to York depot in 1981, the white window surrounds were painted over in blue. 55003 Meld and 55012 Crepello were the only deltics which went to the scrapyard still sporting their white window surrounds. Pinza7 ( talk) 11:26, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
Although out of the scope of this article mention should be made of DP2 (linked back to the class 50) article, if for no other reason than to prevent people mistaking an un/wrongly captioned picture of DP2 for a production Deltic. Comments either way please. ( SouthernElectric 15:51, 17 September 2007 (UTC))
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 19:57, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
I removed this text, which was under a section heading of "Ghost Sightings":
There are no references given whatsoever, and Google searches such as "Deltic 55020 hoax", "Deltic D9020 hoax" and "Deltic Nimbus hoax" turn up nothing relevant. As such, this looks like - at best - a hoax remembered only within a small group of people. As such, I don't think it should be in unless a proper citation can be given. Loganberry ( Talk) 18:07, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
The Nimbus story is probably better known as a ghost story rather than a hoax (though whether or not you actually believe in ghosts is another matter entirely.) Hoax or not, the *ghost story* version has gained a fair degree of exposure - I do know it has been featured in several books of railway ghost stories, and while a quick Google search of "Nimbus hoax" and it's variations don't reveal much, "Nimbus ghost train" and it's variants do come up with a significant number of websites which feature the story. 82.27.30.105 ( talk) 16:35, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/delticwe.htm has gone dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.249.232.187 ( talk) 02:32, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
This article is currently named in accordance the Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Railways naming conventions for British rolling stock allocated a TOPS number. A proposal to change this convention and/or its scope is being discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways#Naming convention, where your comments would be welcome.
About 75% at least of this article deals with the surviving locomotives after preservation, and on livery changes which are of minor interest and unsuitable for an encyclopaedia. Like so many wikipedia articles on British diesel locomotives there is little on the locomotives during their working lives which is surely what matters. I suggest that the preservation `news' - much of which is trivial or out of date - be moved elsewhere, or, preferably, deleted, and that an expert on the subject writes an informative, readable account of the concept behind these locomotives, their design, construction and operation. Barney Bruchstein ( talk) 15:10, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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The article previously stated that this Type 3 loco (1500-2000 hp) would use a single 18 cylinder engine, which is plausible. It now reads that it's a 9 cylinder, as used for the 1,100 hp Type 2 Class 23, which isn't. Does anyone have the cited ref handy? Andy Dingley ( talk) 03:04, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
Article describes it as ‘most powerful single-unit diesel locomotive’. Could this be misinterpreted as single engine? Would the meaning be the same without the term ‘single-unit’? Andyeff ( talk) 06:30, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Raymond Ian Burns named his Deltic Records after the locomotives. Citation Quietus, The (2009-11-10). "The Damned's Captain Sensible On Why He Likes Trains". The Quietus. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
Where in the article is appropriate to add this? A new 'In popular culture' section, perhaps? ElectronicsForDogs ( talk) 16:13, 30 June 2024 (UTC)