We recently had the chance to get hands on with Hornby's newly tooled Dublo Diecast 'Deltic DP1' diesel locomotive in OO Gauge!
Check out our exclusive images of the latest sample here. Please note this is a pre-production decorated sample and the design team at Hornby are still working on the model. Either way, this is shaping up to be something truly special with amazing detailing, many advanced features and significant weight - we weighed the sample and it came in at over 1kg!
The original 'Hornby Dublo' Deltic DP1 graced the cover of Hornby's second edition catalogue in 1960 and now finally returns to the range with this newly tooled model. This model is fitted with a diecast body, 21 pin DCC decoder socket for digital operation, a coreless motor with dual flywheels and dual bogie drive. This is surely, not a Dublo model to be missed.
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Product Features
High detail OO Gauge model based on a 3D scan of ‘DP1’ from Locomotion, Shildon”. As-built livery c.1955 with cream lining around roof, red chassis and buffer accents with black steps.
Heavy, fully die-cast chassis and body
Highly detailed cab interior
Decorated driver controls with illuminated instrument dials
Directional head and tail lighting + Optional working Mars lights + Working cab lights + Engine bay lighting
Physical switches on blanking plug to control the various lighting configurations
Magnetic roof cover to access 21-Pin DCC socket
Dual working roof fans, with manually adjustable speed controls
Separately fitted etched window frames
Large, powerful coreless motor with two flywheels for smooth running + Dual bogie drive
Sprung metal buffers
Front and Rear NEM coupling pocket
Additional lamps supplied in the accessory bag
Hand painted driver figures
Supplied with 6 finely decorated etchings
Decorated engine bay featuring printed ‘Napier Deltic’ plates
Pre-fitted with a sugar cube speaker for easy digital conversion
Space inside for HM7000 Enhanced Bass Speaker (R7408)
Space inside fuel tank for a stay-alive
Flange squeal sensor mounted in the bogies automatically detects when it is going round a curve to play flange squeal sounds dependant on speed. (Feature available once product is fitted with a HM7000 decoder)
Fully compatible with Hornby HM7000 app control system, with meticulously crafted Deltic sound profile available for download
Provided with display plinth and printed name plaque for static exhibition
Prototype Information
The Deltic was, initially, a valveless diesel engine designed to be fitted into some of the Royal Navy's smaller ships, such as the 'Dark' class of 1954.
These engines, would find themselves fitted to a test bed for a new class of British diesel engine in 1955, christened as DP1 but nicknamed 'DELTIC' after the engine. This nickname may have been enforced on the public by the designers of the locomotive, who has 'DELTIC' painted on the side of the model in the same cream as the lining nameplate style.
DP1 was built by Dick, Kerr and Co. in Preston, and would be outshopped in 1955 in a unique colour scheme of baby blue and cream. It would be in service with BR in its original colour scheme and condition until November 1960, when an enormous oil leak was discovered on one of the engines, something that could lead to terminal engine failure if not addressed. The locomotive was sent back to English Electrics works however work on the locomotive was not given the go ahead with the model being officially withdrawn from BRs locomotive roster in 1961.
The locomotive would be stored for a few years before being donated to the science museum in 1963. The locomotive has never run in preservation, largely due to the fact that it has either been inside on static display in various museums. The engine components were also removed after their failure, resulting in Class 55 'Deltics' being sufficiently different enough to prevent the pool of BR spares to be used.