THE Deltic Preservation Society (DPS), in conjunction with Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), is to commemorate over August 19-21 the 40th anniversary of the preservation of production Class 55 ‘Deltics’.
The DPS took ownership of Nos. 55009 (D9009) and 55019 (D9019) from BR at a ceremony at Doncaster Works on August 20, 1982. A special ‘Deltic’ running day is due to be held at the GWSR on August 19. This to be followed by a weekend dedicated to celebrating the preservation of these locos, with a ‘Deltic’ rostered for the railway’s diesel diagram.