A close up of Deltic 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' accelerating out of Lincoln
<b>Fifteen years ago today!</b> After arriving on a Christmas Market special from Scotland, the premier Deltic (originally D9000) is seen moving off with the ECS out of Lincoln Central.

Note the classic 'V' exhaust plumes and classic semaphore signals, now all gone from Lincoln.

<b>Locomotive History - D9000 / 55022 'Royal Scots Grey&quot;</b> - English Electric No. 2905. Vulcan Foundry No. D557. Date into service: 28th Feb 1961. Original Allocation: Haymarket, Edinburgh (64B/HA).
Named: 18th June 1962 at Edinburgh Waverley with ceremony.

Allocation history: 64B 28.02.61. 34G o/l 11/67. 34G 12/67. 64B 5/68. HA 5/73. YK 5/79.

Date Withdrawn: 2nd Jan 1982. Preserved by the D9000 Fund, later Deltic D9000 Locomotives Ltd (DNLL), and then by Martin Walker (Beaver Sports).

More on 'Royal Scots Grey' here: <a href="http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/9000.htm" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/9000.htm</a>

Taken with a Nikon F-501 SLR camera.

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