DELTIC 1955

DELTIC - 1955

....DELTIC (1956)....

Locomotive ordered 1951, frames laid 1954. Original livery EE green-and cream 'house colours' applied at Dick Kerr works, repainted into powder-blue and completed Autumn 1955. Moved by road to EE works, Netherton, Liverpool, for static tests....

September

1 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool. P.Ref
2 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
3 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s4 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
5 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
6 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
7 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
8 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
9 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
10 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s11 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
12 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
13 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
14 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
15 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
16 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
17 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s18 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
19 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
20 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
21 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
22 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
23 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
24 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s25 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
26 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
27 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
28 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
29 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
30 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.

October

1 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s2 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
3 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
4 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
5 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
6 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
7 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
8 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s9 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
10 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
11 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
12 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
13 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
14 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
15 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s16 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
17 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
18 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool. PIC P.Ref
19 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
20 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
21 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
22 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
s23 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool.
24 -	Netherton Works, Liverpool. Allocated to 8C, Speke shed, for trials (close proximity to Netherton Works).
25 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
26 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
27 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
28 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
29 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
s30 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
31 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.

November

1 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
2 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
3 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
4 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
5 -	Speke TMD. Static testing, braking & wheelslip checks.
s6 -	Speke TMD.
7 -	12-coach test train between Liverpool and Preston.
8 -	L/E to Crewe (to collect Crewe - Shrewsbury "Officers special").
9 -	12-coach test train between Liverpool and Preston.
10 -	12-coach test train between Liverpool and Preston.
11 -	12-coach test train between Liverpool and Preston.
12 -	Speke TMD.
s13 -	Speke TMD.
14 -	Speke TMD.
15 -	Speke TMD.
16 -	Speke TMD.
17 -	Speke TMD.
18 -	Speke TMD.
19 -	Speke TMD.
s20 -	Speke TMD.
21 -	Speke TMD.
22 -	Speke TMD.
23 -	Speke TMD.
24 -	Speke TMD.
25 -	Speke TMD.
26 -	Speke TMD.
s27 -	Speke TMD.
28 -	Night-time acceptance trials: Beginning 28/11/55 DELTIC began work on alternate nights with an express freight between Edge Hill (19:30) and Camden Town, London, (03:07). The locomotive stabled at Willesden and returned 19:35 to Edge Hill (01:07) being then stabled at Speke. A possible scenario of how these moves occurred are shown until 04/12/55... 19:30 Edge Hill - Camden Town (Express Freight).
29 -	Willesden TMD. 19:35 Camden Town - Edge Hill (Express Freight).
30 -	Speke TMD.

December

Night-time acceptance trial continue...

1 -	Speke TMD. 19:30 Edge Hill - Camden Town (Express Freight).
2 -	Willesden TMD. 19:35 Camden Town - Edge Hill (Express Freight).
3 -	Speke TMD. 19:30 Edge Hill - Camden Town (Express Freight).
s4 -	Willesden TMD. 19:35 Camden Town - Edge Hill (Express Freight).
5 -	Speke TMD.
6 -	Speke TMD.
7 -	Speke TMD.
8 -	Speke TMD.
9 -	Speke TMD.
10 -	Speke TMD.
s11 -	Speke TMD.
12 -	Speke TMD.
13 -	Speke TMD. 10:10 Liverpool - Euston, "The Merseyside Express". 16:55 Euston - Liverpool, "The Shamrock Express". Speke TMD.
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