12th June 2005

1980s Diesel Gala Weekend: The most outrageous sight on a former GWR branchline? Possibly. A 100mph East Coast Main Line passenger diesel with a 3,300hp rating is hardly the motive power you'd expect to find here. "Deltic" Class 55 no. 55019 "Royal Highland Fusilier" is on the rear of a rake of empty coaching stock as it is pulled out of Buckfastleigh at 18.46. 37037 was on the front.