Class 55 Deltic D9016 'Gordon Highlander' looking very spruce in two-tone green livery at Old Oak Common open day in 1990
<b>What a beautiful sight!</b>
Deltic D9016 'Gordon Highlander' basks in the winter sunshine outside the famous Factory. The loco was on display at the Old Oak Common open day in Nov 1990.

<b>Locomotive History - D9016 / 55016 'Gordon Highlander'</b> - English Electric No. 2921. Vulcan Foundry No. D573. Date into service: 27th Oct 1961. Original Allocation: Haymarket, Edinburgh (64B/HA).
Named: 28th July 1964 at Aberdeen with ceremony.

Allocation history: 64B 27.10.61. 34G 12/67. 64B 6/68. HA 5/73. ZF (S) 1/79-26.09.79. YK 5/79. 

Date Withdrawn: 30th Dec 1981. Preserved by the D9000 Fund, later Deltic 9000 Locomotives Ltd, currently owned by Martin Walker.

More on 'Gordon Highlander' here: <a href="http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/9016.htm" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/9016.htm</a>

Taken with a Nikon F-501 SLR camera. <b>Scanned from the original slide transparency with no digital restoration</b>

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