East Coast diesels, 1970s

23 photos of blue diesels on the East Coast Main Line, mainly Deltics and class 47s, plus HSTs in their first month on the ECML.

55012 Crepello, High Dyke, 20 May 1978. The Deltic heads the King's Cross - Leeds leg of the East Coast Pullman Salute railtour. This was the official BR farewell to ECML Pullman services. 37037 & 37102 took the train from Leeds to Harrogate, Scarborough, Goole and back to King's Cross. Crepello continued north on the Leeds - Settle - Edinburgh leg of the Thames-Forth railtour from St Pancras. Photo by Les Tindall.

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55012 Crepello, High Dyke, 20 May 1978. The Deltic heads the King's Cross - Leeds leg of the East Coast Pullman Salute railtour. This was the official BR farewell to ECML Pullman services. 37037 & 37102 took the train from Leeds to Harrogate, Scarborough, Goole and back to King's Cross. Crepello continued north on the Leeds - Settle - Edinburgh leg of the Thames-Forth railtour from St Pancras. Photo by Les Tindall.

Deltic 55012