55009 'Alycidon' looks absolutely superb passing Offord D'Arcy at the

head of the return leg of The Albert Gilmour Memorial railtour. This was the 1Z42 15.23 London King's Cross to Edinburgh that the Deltic hauled all the way, arriving on-time. It was a shame that the train was booked for the down slow line as it was hot on the heels of a Peterborough local train that meant it was off the power here. I know that these engines are 50 years old now but they are capable of 100mph sustained running. On a Saturday afternoon, with a bit afore thought, I'm sure that there are paths on the fast lines that can allow the power of these mighty machines to be full exploited.