Image 55004, 16.05 London King's Cross-York (1L44), London King's Cross station
55004, 16.05 London King's Cross-York (1L44), London King's Cross station
55004, 16.05 London King's Cross-York (1L44), London King's Cross station With such limited resources in terms of film, a going-away shot did seem a little bit of an extravagance! However, being such a fan of Deltics I must have made an exception on this visit to King's Cross. 55004 'Queen's Own Highlander' eases the 1L44 the 16.05 semi-fast service to York away from King's Cross. The poor external condition of this Deltic, and most of the rest of the fleet at this time for that matter, was a reflection of that most had just months left in service before final withdrawal on 02.01.82 marking the end of a fine era of first-generation diesel traction. Keywords: Queen's Own Highlander
55004, 16.05 London King's Cross-York (1L44), London King's Cross station With such limited resources in terms of film, a going-away shot did seem a little bit of an extravagance! However, being such a fan of Deltics I must have made an exception on this visit to King's Cross. 55004 'Queen's Own Highlander' eases the 1L44 the 16.05 semi-fast service to York away from King's Cross. The poor external condition of this Deltic, and most of the rest of the fleet at this time for that matter, was a reflection of that most had just months left in service before final withdrawal on 02.01.82 marking the end of a fine era of first-generation diesel traction. Keywords: Queen's Own Highlander


With such limited resources in terms of film, a going-away

shot did seem a little bit of an extravagance! However, being such a fan of Deltics I must have made an exception on this visit to King's Cross. 55004 'Queen's Own Highlander' eases the 1L44 the 16.05 semi-fast service to York away from King's Cross. The poor external condition of this Deltic, and most of the rest of the fleet at this time for that matter, was a reflection of that most had just months left in service before final withdrawal on 02.01.82 marking the end of a fine era of first-generation diesel traction.