The Ingenious Napier Deltic 2-Stroke Diesel Engine

Join the membership to fuel this channel on its way: - Patreon - - Timestamps - 00:00 Intro 00:40 The need for diesel 01:30 Junkers Jumo inspiration 02:55 Two-stroke triangle of 18-cylinders 04:12 Complex engine timing 05:24 The supercharging 06:56 Applications 07:37 Baby Deltic 08:08 Fire fighting unit 08:41 Special versions 09:50 Total production - Disclaimer - This video is fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is transformative in nature, uses no more of the original than necessary and has no adverse effect on the market for the original work. - Credits - “Deltic diesel prototype DP1 , brief clip in colour” by mezzomanUK “West Highland Line Deltic Alcans” by Alan Wilkie “Motor Boat Patrol (1953)” by British Pathé “Deltic 55002 engine start up” by david wallace “NAPIER DELTIC ENGINE” by DEAN WATERS “Mechanics of the piston action inside a Deltic engine” by Justin Watkins “Cold starting Deltic 55019 (4K)” by FreightLocos “DELTIC!!! The great & unique sound of a NAPIER!! 55019 at the Great Central, 4th September 2021” by Phil Clarke “55022/D9000 ‘Royal Scot’s grey’ Napier deltic returns to Edinburgh” by Kieran’s train journeys “World’s Greatest Locomotives... The Deltic” by Engine Porn “Baby Deltic engine start after revised coolant system installed” by napierhero “FDNY THE SUPERPUMPER THE MIDDLETOWN N.Y. MUSTER 8/12/16” by william rashak “Deltics on the Mainline” by swearingkevo “Napier Deltic engines arrive at the Anson Engine Museum” by TANISLA2