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The naming ceremony - left to right: Christopher Garnett (GNER Chief Executive), Murray Brown (DPS Chairman) and Alan Vessey (Napier Power Heritage Trust). (Nigel Paine)
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| "This is the first naming ceremony I've attended without a curtain!" (Stuart Page)
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| The opposing nameplate on 43167. (Nigel Paine)
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43167 awaits departure with the 14.00 to Aberdeen. (Stuart Page)
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| 43167 leaves King's Cross - not quite as much clag as a Deltic, but a good effort! (Nigel Paine)
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| Meanwhile at Shildon a duplicate nameplate was being handed over to the National Railway Museum. Here Dr Peter Rogers (DPS Executive Vice President) and Anthony Coulls (NRM) hold the nameplate in front of the prototype.
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Peter Rodgers delivers his speech. (Ian Dobson)
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| The two cakes, almost too good to be cut up!(Ian Dobson)
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| Ian Dobson cuts one of the two cakes.
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A close-up of one of the cakes, shortly after cutting commenced. (Richard Barrick)
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| This was to be washed down with glasses of champagne.
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| The society's youngest member, Polly Dobson, enjoyed the cake. (Daddy Dobson)
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The namplate was then precariously balanced on the centre lamp bracket. A pretty good paint match eh?
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| DPS Secretary Helen Coxon stands in front of DELTIC. (Richard Barrick)
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| A reminder about what was being celebrated. (Richard Barrick)
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