Deltic Class 55 The Green Howards Low Poly 3D Model Low-poly 3D model

This is my version of a Deltic Class 55 with the Livery of The Green Howards. In November 1688, William of Orange landed in Devon to seize the throne from his father-in-law, King James II, in what became known as the 'Glorious Revolution'. Later that month, Francis Luttrell, a local squire, gathered several independent companies of infantry into a single regiment to support William’s cause.

The new regiment first saw active service at the Battle of the Boyne (1690) in Ireland. It continued to fight for William in Flanders, including at the Siege of Namur (1695).

It would return to Flanders several times over the next hundred years, most notably during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14) and the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). The latter service included the battles of Rocoux (1746) and Lauffeld (1747).

The ultimate Deltic performance came on 2 February 1978 with a run on the 07:25 from Newcastle to King's Cross. In some respects, the run was set up (the driver was about to retire) but the speeds were record-breaking. The locomotive was 55 008 The Green Howards; it was hauling 10 coaches (343 tons gross), and on the leg from York to London it achieved a timing of 137 min 15 sec. This included various signal stops and other enforced speed reductions; the net time is estimated at 115 min 45 sec, an average of 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) start to stop. The train achieved 113 miles per hour (182 km/h) on the flat between Darlington and York, 114 miles per hour (183 km/h) at Offord and 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) whilst descending Stoke Bank.[11]