R30297 Hornby Dublo: BR - English Electric - DP1 'Deltic' - c.1955 EFE

R30297 Hornby Dublo: BR - English Electric - DP1 'Deltic' - c.1955 EFEThe Deltic was initially a valveless diesel engine designed to be fitted into some of the Royal Navy's smaller ships, such as the 'Dark' class of 1954. These engines were fitted to a test bed for a new class of British diesel engine in 1955, christened as DP1 but nicknamed 'DELTIC' after the engine. This nickname may have been enforced on the public by the designers of the locomotive, who had 'DELTIC' painted on the side of it in the same cream as the

Mk3 Coaches are 75ft (23m) long enabling far greater capacity than older coaches

Sprung Buffers

The body is mounted onto a diecast metal underframe

Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail

when used on DCC only)

To fit a DCC decoder

Turned Brass safety valves sit atop the firebox

Separately switched Machine Room lighting* (*when used on DCC)

Protect your passengers from the elements with this charming Platform Shelter from Hornby

During the 1970s some Class 31s were fitted with Electric Train Heating (ETH) and these were reclassified as 31/4s to denote this feature

Auto-Release Couplings fitted at both ends – DCC operated

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