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The time is 13:15 and Deltic locomotive 55017 (D9017) "THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY" rests at King's Cross buffer stops following arrival with the 1A13 09:36 Hull - King's Cross service on the 1st August 1981...
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...Having been released from the stock of 1A13 55017 prepares for a light engine run to Finsbury Part for fuel in readiness for its next turn in service...
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...Back from Finsbury Park 55017 (D9017) "THE DURHAM LIGHT
INFANTRY" restarts an engine prior to working the 1L45
18:05 King's Cross - York service on the 1st August 1981.
55017's new nose is in evidence here (following its replacement
due to collision damage at Finsbury Park in January 1980), note
the absence of a central footplate above the buffer beam
arrangement.
