AN EXAMPLE of a locomotive type that never ran on the Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham Spa route became the highlight of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s October 29/30 mixed traffic gala.
Class 55 Deltic No. 55019 (D9019) Royal Highland Fusilier, built in 1961 for the expresses on the East Coast Main Line, was at the end of the first-ever visit of a Deltic to the heritage line.
No. 55019 performed faultlessly over the two days, running several return trips from Broadway to Cheltenham Racecourse, and proved very popular with passengers, with its trains fully loaded. The gala was the last opportunity
