British Railways DP1
DP1, known as Deltic from the name painted on the sides, is a prototype demonstrator locomotive employing a Napier Deltic engine, built by English Electric in 1955. This locomotive resulted in 22 similar locomotives being ordered by British Railways, which became their Class 55.
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