2365 - Photo: Paul Bettany.

55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" hauls "The Celtic Deltic" railtour, from King's Cross to Edinburgh, through Peterborough on Saturday 31st October 1981...



2364 - Photo: Paul Bettany.

...55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" continues "The Celtic Deltic" railtour through Peterborough on Saturday 31st October 1981...



2032 - Photo: Ian Windmill.

...55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" speeds "The Celtic Deltic" railtour, from King's Cross to Edinburgh, through Arlesey on a bright autumnal Saturday 31st October 1981...



0322 - Photo: Robert McCulloch.

Following arrival at Edinburgh, in the rain,  55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" is seen with "The Celtic Deltic" railtour from King's Cross on Saturday 31st October 1981...



2511 - Photo & ©: Bob Peach.

...55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" undergoes servicing ay Haymarket TMD on the 31st October 1981...



0867 - Photo: Martin Bray.

...Later the locomotive is seen at Haymarket after receiving fuel. 55002 would return "The Celtic Deltic" railtour to Peterborough.

__________  Picture Reference  __________

31/10/81 - 1F52 10:10 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Celtic Deltic" Railtour. Deltic Deadline No.24: Page 20.
31/10/81 - 1F52 10:10 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Celtic Deltic" Railtour. The Deltic Years: colour section.
31/10/81 - 1F52 10:10 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Celtic Deltic" Railtour. Deltic Deadline No.45: Page 13 (captions reversed).
31/10/81 - 1F52 10:10 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Celtic Deltic" Railtour. Last Days of the Deltics: Page 15
31/10/81 - 1F52 10:10 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Celtic Deltic" Railtour. Swansong in Camera: Page 5.

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