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Hay bales and wet weather make a Scottish summer! 55013 (D9013) "THE BLACK WATCH" passes Usan signal box on the 17th August 1981 whilst in charge of the 1S12 05:50 King's Cross - Aberdeen service (a service she worked throughout). Just visible is a wisp of steam from the leading bogie as the brakes are applied to wet tyres for the 50mph single line section towards Montrose...
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...Journeys end and drier weather welcomes 55013 as it sits at Aberdeen on the 17th August 1981 with the 1S12 05:50 ex King's Cross...
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...Following an epic journey from King's Cross 55013 makes its way to Ferryhill
fuel point - such is the fuel consumption of one of these locomotives 55013 must
of been running on vapors!...
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...Transition at Aberdeen: colour lights and semaphores line the way as 55013 makes its way to Aberdeen's Ferryhill TMD for fuel on the 17th August 1981...
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...Replenished with full tanks of fuel 55013 (D9013) "THE BLACK WATCH" waits for departure from the 'Granite City', Aberdeen, on the 17th August 1981 with the 1E26 16:30 service for Leeds...
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...55013 is seen again powering the 1E26 at Dundee - the locomotive would take the service as far as Edinburgh and would work south later with the 1E43 20:35 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh as far as York.
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17/08/81 - 1E26 16:30 Aberdeen - Leeds, to Edinburgh. Deltic Deadline No.152: Page 20. |
