with electronic tractive effort and wheel-slip control which gave it superior acceleration to a Deltic, in spite of possessing only 82% of the power. It was placed in a Deltic Diagram covering the 01.32 King's Cross - Edinburgh and the 22.50 Edinburgh - King's Cross, These duties were performed quite punctually and without complaint. In August 1966, it was derailed at station. Accident On 31 July 1967 it was involved in a serious accident at Thirsk, colliding at speed with the de-railed Cliffe (Kent) to Uddingston (Glasgow) cement train. DP2 sustained severe front and left hand side damage, and was taken to York shed where it remained sheeted over. The damage proved to be so great that it was considered uneconomical to repair. It was withdrawn from BR service in September 1967 and moved to the Vulcan Foundry where it was stored until it was dismantled in 1968, its reusable parts being provided to the Class 50 pool of spares. Its engine initially went to D417/50 017 'Royal Oak', but ended its working days in D437/50037 'Illustrious'. Models The DP2 "Prototype Deltic" is being made as a kit and ready-to-run in OO gauge by Silver Fox Models. Ready-to-run models in both liveries are also available from Heljan. Gallery References Sources Further reading DP2 English Electric locomotives Vulcan Foundry locomotives Co-Co locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1962 Scrapped locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Great Britain Diesel-electric locomotives of Great Britain