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    IN BRIEF

    Jun 18, 2019 4 minutes

    MAIN LINE FOR ‘DELTIC’ 19?

    THE serious failure of No. D9009 (55009) Alycidon when hauling the return ‘Auld Reekie’ tour from Edinburgh on March 3 has raised the possibility of its owner the Deltic Preservation Society reregistering classmate No. 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier for the main line. This ‘Deltic’ is in full working order and has been a popular exhibit on the heritage railway circuit. To be reregistered it would need fitting with GSM-R and OTMR equipment.

    Meanwhile, investigations into No. D9009’s failure – believed to have been caused by a large power surge – continue and a report from a forensic engineer is awaited. The DPS has

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