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55 019 heads up the Springwell branch on Saturday morning.(with permission of BHESS)
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| The popular shuttle trains ran on both days, 55019 'Royal Highland Fuslier' is seen on the first returning back to the yard after its two trips.
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| The regular start-ups of the Baby Deltic power unit, now located in the bodyshell of 37372, was something not to be missed.Here the unit erupts into life with the 12.00 start-up.
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Can you spot the web master amongst the onlookers?
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| On display was D9016 'Gordon Highlander', seen here with fellow EE built Class 40 No. D213 'Andania'.
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| Another start-up of the Baby Deltic power unit occurred later in the day.
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The cab of 55021 'Argyll & Sutherland Highlander' has recently been moved on a weltrol into the DPS depot.
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| Among the visitors to the event was 55022 'Royal Scots Grey', which collected D1023 from the NRM on its way from Bury to Barrow Hill. The loco returns to the yard after working shuttle trains on the Saturday.
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| 55 019 backs onto its train.
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Hark back to the late 1970s with a blue Deltic on blue/grey 'air-cons'. Now sporting domino dots at one end, 55019 works a shuttle train on the Sunday.
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| Deltics 19 and 22 pose side by side on Sunday afternoon.
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| The DPS simulator (cab from 55008) was open for business as usual, here DPS simulator manager Stuart Page is seen in the secondman's seat.
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| Finally, as the event comes to a close, members of the Baby Deltic Project pose in front of the loco - (left to right) Richard Senior, Gary Sidebottom, Simon Hartshorne and Ian Lewis.
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