The Deltic, Would love to see this released and the usual response from the DTG team is "We need a route for them", Well we already have one, It's been out for a couple of years now. North Transpennine. The Deltics were common on Transpennine services in their twilight years in BR service.
They've been in preservation around twice as long as their revenue earning careers- surely there have been Deltics on the West Somerset Railway? (Just like the Westerns of course.) Mmm... Deltics.
Something like a BR Blue pack for NTP would be good, including a new loco such as the Class 25 or 55, and maybe a BR Blue livery for an existing loco like the Class 20 or 37.
It's really going to need a "racetrack" to put it through its paces though. But yes, would be an excellent addition to the TSW fleet.
Oh agreed- much better to see one hooning along a main line than pootling about on a preserved railway. I thought it worth mentioning the WSR because that seems to have been sufficient justification for introducing the Western- another express passenger class though arguably more of an all-rounder than the Deltic but also more niche having been quite short lived and unseen outside the Western Region. (Actually I was born and raised in the Western Region and don't recall ever seing a Western in service- mind you I'd've been ten when the last was withdrawn.)