55001 - 1976

55001 (1975).....55001 (1977)

January

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1 -  
2 - 1L20 14:20 King's Cross - Leeds.
3 - 1L16 13:10 King's Cross - Bradford.
s4 -  
5 -  
6 -  
7 - 1S66 20:15 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
8 -  
9 -  
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s11 -  
12 -  
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17 -  
s18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
23 - 1A04 07:20 Bradford - King's Cross, "The Bradford Executive".
1S32 12:10 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian"
24 - 1L16 13:10 King's Cross - Bradford.
s25 -  
26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 - 1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford.
31 - 5A03 Neville Hill - Leeds.
1A03 07:30 Leeds - King’s Cross, "The Leeds Executive".

February

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s1 -  
2 - 1L16 13:10 King's Cross - Bradford.
3 - 1A08 08:30 Leeds - King's Cross.
1L20 14:20 King's Cross - Leeds.
4 -  
5 -  
6 -  
7 -  
s8 -  
9 -  
10 -  
11 - 1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
12 -  
13 -  
14 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle. PIC
5N08 Newcastle - Heaton. PIC
s15 -  
16 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 - 1A12 08:00 Leeds - King's Cross.
1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman"
21 - 1L13 11:25 King's Cross - Harrogate.
1A35 17:55 Bradford - King's Cross.
s22 - 1N10 11:00 King's Cross - Newcastle (via Cambridge).
23 -  
24 - 1L34 18:04 King’s Cross - Bradford.
25 - 1S32 12:10 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
s29 -  

March

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1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 -  
6 -  
s7 - 1S33 13:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
8 - Haymarket TMD.
A exam.
9 -  
10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
s14 -  
15 -  
16 -  
17 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 441 'breathing heavy' & No.1 boiler water tank holed - 441 replaced by 405 & water tank
repaired
.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Released from Doncaster Works.
20 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1E13 12:45 Edinburgh - King's Cross, from Newcastle. P.Ref
s21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 - 1E01 07:55 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
25 - 1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
26 -  
27 -  
s28 -  
29 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 405 dephased - 405 replaced by 423.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Released from Doncaster Works.

April

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1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
s4 -  
5 - 1D24 13:08 Hull - Doncaster.
6 -  
7 -  
8 -  
9 -  
10 -  
s11 -  
12 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 423 crankcase holed - power units No.1 435 removed in favour of 55017 and replaced by 410
& No.2 423 replaced by 439
. No.2 end lubricating oil tanks removed, repaired and refitted.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
s18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works.
21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
24 - Doncaster Works.
s25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.

May

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1 - Doncaster Works.
s2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - New timetable period.
Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
s9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Released from Doncaster Works.
0B01 Doncaster - King's Cross.
1S32 12:10 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
15 - Finsbury Park TMD. P.Ref
s16 -  
17 -  
18 - Finsbury Park TMD.
'D' exam -
No.1 power unit 410 governor replaced.
19 - Finsbury Park TMD.
'D' exam
.
20 -  
21 -  
22 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s23 -  
24 -  
25 -  
26 -  
27 - 1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
28 -  
29 - Haymarket TMD.
1Exx Edinburgh - King's Cross.
s30 - 1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
31 -  

June

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1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 -  
s6 - Haymarket TMD.
1E13 12:20 Edinburgh - Kin's Cross.
7 - 1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford.
8 -  
9 -  
10 - 1A28 15:25 Leeds - King's Cross.
11 - 1E05 09:45 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
12 - 1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 - 1xxx King's Cross - (via Cambridge). PIC
17 - 1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. P.Ref
18 -  
19 - 1E13 12:50 Edinburgh - King's Cross, to Newcastle (47403 forward).
Gateshead TMD.
s20 - 1E13 12:20 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
21 - 1S67 17:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
22 - Gateshead TMD.
23 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 main generator brush box copper collector ring burnt - No.1 main generator replaced.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
s27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Released from Doncaster Works.

July

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1 -  
2 - 1E01 07:55 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S67 17:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
3 - 1L13 11:25 King's Cross - Harrogate.
1A35 17:40 Bradford - King's Cross.
s4 - 1S20 09:50 King's Cross - Edinburgh. PIC
5 -  
6 - 1S16 08:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
7 -  
8 -  
9 -  
10 -  
s11 - (1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh).
12 -  
13 -  
14 - Haymarket TMD.
1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman". PIC
15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
s18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 - 1N18 15:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
23 - 1N27 18:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
24 - King's Cross Loco. PIC
s25 -  
26 -  
27 - Haymarket TMD.
1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman". PIC
28 -  
29 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
30 - 1S67 17:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
31 - King's Cross Loco.
1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".

August

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s1 - 1S32 12:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
2 -  
3 -  
4 - Finsbury Park TMD (AM).
5 -  
6 - 1E01 07:55 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S67 17:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
7 - 1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman". PIC
s8 -  
9 -  
10 -  
11 - 1E26 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
12 -  
13 -  
14 - 1A15 09:20 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
s15 - 1A17 10:30 Newcastle - King's Cross.
16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 - 1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".
20 -  
21 -  
s22 -  
23 -  
24 -  
25 -  
26 -  
27 - Locomotive restricted to ETH only.
1A11 08:30 Newcastle - King's Cross.
28 - 0D01 (?) - Doncaster.
To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
Boiler mounting foot adjacent to No.1 power unit 'A' bank mounting block broken & floor fractured about
18" long adjacent to No.1 power unit 'C' bank (locomotive restricted to 'No boiler') - all defects repaired
.
Released from Doncaster Works.
s29 -  
30 -  
31 -  

September

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1 -  
2 -  
3 - 1E05 09:45 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "Newcastle Executive".
Gateshead TMD.
4 - Gateshead TMD.
1A06 06:30 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s5 -  
6 -  
7 -  
8 -  
9 -  
10 -  
11 -  
s12 -  
13 -  
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16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
s19 - 1S29 11:45 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
20 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
21 - 1L22 15:55 King's Cross - Leeds, "The Leeds Executive".
22 -  
23 - 1E17 10:30 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh. P.Ref
24 - 1E17 10:30 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
1xxx  - King's Cross sleeper (arrive KX 25.09.76).
P.Ref
25 -  
s26 - 1E15 13:30 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 -  

October

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1 -  
2 -  
s3 -  
4 -  
5 - 1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross, "The Talisman".
6 - 1E17 10:30 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh. PIC
7 - 1D09 03:07 Peterborough - Grimsby.
1N18 15:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
8 -  
9 - 1E22 11:36 Edinburgh - King's Cross. P.Ref
s10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 - 1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. P.Ref
s17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 main generator insulation valve low, boiler mounting foot adjacent to No.1 power unit 'A' bank
fractured, floor fractured adjacent to boiler foot No.1 power unit 'C' bank, boiler water tank holed, No.2
primary crankshaft broken, overspeed governor casing broken and Governor linkage bent - all defects were
repaired.
.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
s24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Released from Doncaster Works.
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 -  
s31 - 1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.

November

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1 - 0D01 Gateshead - Doncaster (towing 55016). PIC
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 -  
6 - 1S35 14:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s7 - 1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh, (via Cambridge). P.Ref
8 -  
9 -  
10 - King's Cross Loco (PM).
11 -  
12 - 1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross, "The Talisman".
13 -  
s14 -  
15 -  
16 -  
17 - 1S42 16:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
18 - 1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford, from Leeds (throughout?).
19 -  
20 - Finsbury Park TMD.
0S21 Finsbury Park - King's Cross. PIC
1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. PIC
P.Ref
s21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 -  
25 - 1E27 17:55 Edinburgh - Leeds.
26 - To Doncaster Works - final Intermediate Repair (due 18/11 or when 55007 released).
No shopping proposal - Power units No.1 410 replaced by 443 (ex 55015) & No.2 439 replaced by 433
(ex 55009), bogies No.1 9000-15 replaced by 9000-47 & No.2 9000-16 replaced by 9000-22 and boiler
5089/J3240 given standard repair
. Route indicators were plated over and the body given an Intermediate
repair
. The locomotive was weighed at 104t.
27 - Doncaster Works.
s28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.

December

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1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
s5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
s12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
s19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works.
21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
s26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Doncaster Works.

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