Deltic engine origins surprised me

[kurt535]

Somehow, at son's parent teacher evening, i went from discussing my boy's progress in physics to trains with his tutor.. which somehow led onto the Deltic and the fact the power plant was actually German in origin stretching back to the the 1932 Junkers Jumo 204 diesel aero engine. I really had no idea about this!

[kurt535]

edthefed said:

Ever wondered why one of the nicknames for a Deltic is "U boat" ?

Nope ive just learnt something new! ty for that

[kurt535]

These posts just get better and better! I'm feeling better armed for the next parent teacher evening now

[kurt535]

Have just got to say, this thread has been absolutely brilliantly informative. Ty to all.