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Bury station on the East Lancs Railway.

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A Deltic, I think. One of our greatest inventions/developments.

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Not quite - it's a Class 45 "Peak"

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Not a Deltic-type Y-format diesel engine then?

EDIT: Yes, my mistake. I just looked it up.
So was the Class 45 a successor to the Deltic or a predecessor?

I do like the concept of the Deltic engine.

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The Class 55 Deltic was/is a fabulous piece of machinery. Built 1961/62

The Class 45 Peak is much smaller. Built 1960-62.

Two very different locos.

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Here's a full shot of the same loco - 45108

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The Deltic looks to have a similar cab and outside design.

Looking at your larger picture now, I can see that the front extension looks much smaller than the Deltic.

Talking of which, I have often wondered why the contents of that extension were not incorporated into the midsection of the locomotive, even though that may have entailed a slight increase in length. That would have given the driver a better view to the front.

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For comparison - here one of my Deltic shots.

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Much bigger "nose" on the Deltic.

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Not into engine types, just Train travel especially sleeper trains. I have been on quite a few in Europe and here in Norway,

https://www.sleeper.scot/