With their roaring twin Napier Deltic engines and sleek design, the Class 55 Deltics became legends of the East Coast Main Line. 🚂✨ Introduced in the early 1960s, these powerful diesels hauled expresses between London, York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh at record speeds, replacing steam and defining a new era of British rail travel. Nicknamed the “racehorses of the rails,” they remain icons of diesel power and endurance. 📽️ In my latest video, I uncover the story of the Class 55 Deltic — their des

5.4K views · 41 reactions | The British Rail Class 101 DMU. This one is preserved at the Great Central Railway Loughborough England. #train #railway #railroad #vintagestyle #vintagetrains | Schony747 Youtube & DVD | Facebook

4.4K views · 113 reactions | British Rail Peak Diesel action as class 45 diesel 45149 departs Gotherington Railway Station at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 2025 diesel gala. If you enjoyed the video, give Schony747 Youtube & DVD a follow. | Schony747 Youtube & DVD | Facebook

This video demonstrates the engine sounds from 4 different classes of British Rail diesel locomotive. They may look visually (slightly) similar but they each have a characteristically different engine sound. The class 37 and class 40 have different types of engines, but both were built by the English Electric Company. The class 44 has a Sulzer engine, and the class 55 has a Napier Deltic engine. So there you go! | Adrian Watson