Hornby R30297 Hornby Dublo: BR English Electric DP1 Co-Co DP1 Deltic - Era 4

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Hornby R30297 OO Gauge Hornby Dublo English Electric DP1 Deltic\n--View Our eBay Store\n--About Us\n--View Our Feedback\n--Visit Our WebsiteHornby R30297 OO Gauge Hornby Dublo English Electric DP1 DelticSummaryHornby R30297 OO Gauge Hornby Dublo English Electric DP1 Deltic\nThe word 'Deltic' will likely mean different things to different people and indeed it should as the word does mean a great many things. The Deltic was, initially, a valveless diesel engine designed to be fitted into some of the Royal Navy's smaller ships, such as the 'Dark' class of 1954.\nThese engines, or a version of them would also find themselves fitted to a test bed for a new class of British diesel engine in 1955, christened as DP1 but nicknamed 'DELTIC' after the engine. This nickname may have been enforced on the public by the designers of the locomotive, who has 'DELTIC' painted on the side of the model in the same cream as the lining nameplate style.\nDP1 was built by Dick, Kerr and Co. in Preston, and .