ACCURASCALE CLASS 55 ‘DELTIC’

hen Accurascale chose the Deltic as its first UK locomotive announcement, I asked Director of Communications, Fran Burke, why the manufacturer had chosen the Class 55. “Go big or go home!” was the response – it was certainly a big undertaking to choose such a high profile and evocative prototype with an expectation of producing a model that would sit at the top of the tree, standards-wise. It’s been a lengthy and challenging project for the team, with design changes and tweaks, pandemic-disrupted processes, and an ever-expectant marketplace curious to see if it could live up to the hype. Any hype has been largely created by the online marketplace rather than Accurascale, but readers have had plenty to base it on with regular updates and teaser photographs along the way. Before we get to see