55019 - 1978

55019 (1977).....55019 (1979)

January

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Deltic Diagrams

s1 - Haymarket TMD.
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 - 1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford.
6 -  
7 - 1E17 10:30 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
1S72 22:30 King's Cross - Edinburgh (via Carlisle). PIC
s8 - Haymarket TMD. 
9 - 1S66 20:15 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
10 - Haymarket TMD.
1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
11 -  
12 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 03:15 - brake blocks. To traffic 11:00.
13 - 1S32 12:15 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh. 
14 - York TMD. 
s15 -  
16 - Hexthorpe Bridge.
Awaiting works (08:30).

To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 458 dephased, pipe fractured to DSD timing, bogie centre pivot studs and nuts to renew,
No.1 load regulator burnt contacts to replace, No.2 load regulator oil leak to rectify, No.2 nose end air pipe
broken, both main generators flashover damage and suspect flashover damage to all traction motors - No.1
power unit 407 removed in favour of 55022 and replaced by 538, 458 replaced by 429 all other repairs
carried out
.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works.
21 - Doncaster Works.
s22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
s29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Doncaster Works.

February

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Deltic Diagrams

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.

March

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Deltic Diagrams

1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
s5 - Released from Doncaster Works.
6 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 11:15 - No.2 power unit 429 overspeed. To traffic 17:00.
1S72 22:30 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
7 - 1N29 19:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
8 - 1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. PIC
9 -  
10 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 00:40 - brake blocks and wheelslip. To traffic 13:00.
1N18 15:00 King's Cross - Newcastle. 
11 -  
s12 -  
13 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S67 17:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
Stopped 22:50 - windscreen wipers. To traffic 23:45.
14 - 1E26 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
15 - 1A03 07:30 Leeds - King's Cross, "The Leeds Executive". 
16 - Gateshead TMD.
Both cabs to draught-proof & No.2 end hotplate not working.
1A15 09:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
King's Cross Loco.
No.2 end windscreen wipers faults reported.
1xxxx King's Cross - (?) (engine failed Newcastle - no amps).
Gateshead TMD.
Repairs.
17 - 1E13 13:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross. 
18 - 1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
Speedometer light not working - bulb replaced.
s19 - 1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. 
20 - 1st Scheduled HST service on ECML: 07:45 KX - Edinburgh.
Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 09:30 - brake blocks.
21 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Brake blocks. To traffic 05:45.
1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. PIC
Haymarket TMD.
1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman" (loco flashed over at 100mph at Arlesy).
Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 23:30 - flashed over.
22 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Repairs. To traffic 14:30.
1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford (No.2 engine continually tripping out - unknown if loco worked forward from King's Cross).
23 - To Doncaster Works - Rectification.
No.2 power unit 429 overspeeding (suspect governor), No.2 radiator fan primary shaft splines worn, bogies
No.1 9000-21 No.1 traction motor cables hanging too low, all traction motor gear cases to top-up, No.s 1 &
6 R/H/S friction links to secure, No.3 brake pull rod safety bracket to fit to traction motor gear case & No.2
9000-41 traction motor gear cases to top-up, No.s 8 & 12 R/H/S friction links to secure, No.9 L/H/S friction
link to secure and No.1 R/H/S footsteps to secure - the Martinair and overspeed trip were replaced on No.2
power unit 429 and all other repairs were carried out
.
24 - Released from Doncaster Works.
Doncaster TMD.
'A' exam.
(
0B01 Doncaster - King's Cross).
1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
'C' exam.
25 - Haymarket TMD.
'C' exam.
s26 - Haymarket TMD.
'C' exam.
27 - Haymarket TMD.
'C' exam.
28 - King's Cross Loco.
1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
Gateshead TMD.
Cab window and washers to repair
.
1E13 13:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, from Newcastle
.
King's Cross Loco.
29 - King's Cross Loco.
Windscreen wipers u/s drivers side No.2 end - no repairs loco required for 1S67
.
1S67 17:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
'A' exam (may have been am).
30 - King's Cross Loco.
31 - King's Cross Loco.
1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
 

April

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Deltic Diagrams

1 -  
s2 - York TMD.
Undated Log Book entry: No.1 engine pinned out (fitters report: loco is Knacked up & clapped out!).
3 - York TMD.
4 - York TMD.
5 - York TMD.
6 - York TMD.
7 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 09:45 - brake blocks. To traffic 17:20.
8 - 1A43 07:00 York - King's Cross.
King's Cross Loco.
1L20 14:10 King's Cross - Leeds.
s9 - York TMD.
10 -  
11 - York TMD.
12 - York TMD.
13 - York TMD. 
14 - Holbeck TMD. 
15 -  
s16 -  
17 -  
18 - 1A08 08:30 Leeds - King's Cross. 
19 -  
20 -  
21 - 1A14 08:40 Halifax - King's Cross, from Leeds.
22 - Holbeck TMD.
Crew training (one engine only)
.
1G20 18:00 York - King's Cross (charter).
s23 -  
24 - 1L20 14:10 King's Cross - Leeds. 
25 -  
26 -  
27 - To Doncaster Works - final Light repair (due 27/04).
No.1 power unit 538 'A3' piston and con rod broken and crankcase holed - Power units No.1 538 replaced
by 453 & No.2 429 given a Light repair, bogies No.1 9000-21 replaced by 9000-25 & No.2 9000-41
replaced by 9000-26 and boiler 1486/J2942 given an Unclassified repair
.
28 - Doncaster Works (yard).
29 - Doncaster Works (yard).
s30 - Doncaster Works (yard).

May

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Deltic Diagrams

1 - Doncaster Works (yard).
2 - Doncaster Works (yard).
3 - Doncaster Works (yard).
4 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls). PIC
5 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls).
6 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls).
s7 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls).
8 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls).
New timetable period (HST service begins).
9 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls).
10 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls - wheeled).
11 - Doncaster Works (test house).
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
s14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works (weigh house).
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Released from Doncaster Works.
1S28 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
19 -  
20 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. PIC
Haymarket TMD.
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
s21 - 1S20 10:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh (via Carlisle). 
22 -  
23 -  
24 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 20:00 - brake blocks.
25 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Brake blocks. To traffic 03:00.
1L02 07:45 King's Cross - Bradford.
1A20 12:57 Bradford - King's Cross.
1N06 17:35 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
26 -  
27 - 1A15 10:20 Newcastle - King's Cross. PIC
1L15 16:08 King's Cross - York
.
s28 - 1A40 20:30 Newcastle - King's Cross. 
29 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. PIC
30 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross. 
31 - 1A15 10:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1L15 16:08 King's Cross - York.
 

June

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Deltic Diagrams

1 -  
2 -  
3 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Newcastle. 
s4 - 1A05 11:50 Leeds - King's Cross (via Lincoln).
5 - Haymarket TMD. P.Ref
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
6 -  
7 -  
8 -  
9 - 1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
10 - 1L05 10:04 King's Cross - York.
1A26 16:27 York - King's Cross.
1S66 21:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
 
s11 -
12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 - 1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
16 - York TMD. 
17 - 1N04 13:25 King's Cross - Newcastle. PIC
s18 -  
19 - 1A14 10:55 Leeds - King's Cross. PIC
1N06 17:35 King's Cross - Newcastle,
"The Newcastle Executive".
20 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 08:45 - flat batteries. To traffic 21:00.
21 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 453 time expired - 453 replaced by 428.
Doncaster Works (outside 4 bay Crimpsalls).
22 - Doncaster Works (2 bay Crimpsalls).
23 - Doncaster Works (weigh house).
Released from Doncaster Works.
24 -  
s25 -  
26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 -  

July

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Deltic Diagrams

1 -  
s2 -  
3 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Edinburgh. 
4 -  
5 -  
6 - Haymarket TMD.
0V92 Haymarket - Stirling.
5V92 Stirling - Edinburgh.
PIC
1V92 09:40 Edinburgh - Plymouth, to York
.
7 -  
8 -  
s9 -  
10 - 1N02 09:30 King's Cross - Newcastle.
11 -  
12 - 1E18 13:40 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
13 - 1N02 09:30 King's Cross - Newcastle. 
14 - 1A29 16:16 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1N12 23:55 King's Cross - Newcastle.
15 - 1S14 08:00 Newcastle - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh. PIC
s16 -  
17 - Failed Huntingdon (31188 assist).
18 -  
19 - 5S21 (ECS for 1S21 noted KX 10:30).
20 -  
21 - 1A04 06:50 Hull - King's Cross, "The Hull Executive".
1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Edinburgh. 
22 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 17:45 - brake test C.
s23 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Repairs.
24 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Repairs. To traffic 14:30.
25 -  
26 -  
27 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 18:00 - brake blocks. To traffic 21:45.
1S77 23:35 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
28 - Haymarket TMD.
1Exx Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S60 20:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
29 - Haymarket TMD.
1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross. P.Ref

1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s30 -  
31 -  

August

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Deltic Diagrams

1 - (1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh).
Haymarket TMD.
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
2 -  
3 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
4 - 1L00 01:15 King's Cross - Leeds.
1A03 07:30 Leeds - King's Cross, "The Leeds Executive".
1S24 11:55 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
5 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
s6 - 1L12 14:40 King's Cross - Harrogate.
1A18 18:50 Leeds - King's Cross.
7 - 1L21 19:40 King's Cross - Leeds.
8 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 10:55 - brake blocks.
9 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Brake blocks. To traffic 14:30.
10 - 1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
11 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
12 - Haymarket TMD.
1E11 09:00 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh.
s13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
18 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Edinburgh (stop Northallerton for passengers of 12:43 YK - N'cle, failed DMU).
Haymarket TMD.
1E39 22:30 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
19 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Edinburgh, to Newcastle (one engine only - class 47 forward). PIC
Gateshead TMD.
Repairs
.
s20 - Gateshead TMD.
Repairs (TOPS: expect OK 21/08)
.
21 -  
22 - 1A30 17:30 Bradford - King's Cross.
1L22 23:00 King's Cross - Bradford.
23 - 1A40 20:30 Newcastle - King's Cross.
24 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 14:00 - brake blocks.
25 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Brake blocks. To traffic 05:30.
1Sxx King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
0Exx Haymarket - Edinburgh. PIC
1Exx Edinburgh - King's Cross.
26 - 1L02 07:45 King's Cross - Leeds.
1A14 10:55 Leeds - King's Cross.
1S34 18:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
s27 - 1S34 18:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
28 - Haymarket TMD.
1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
 
29 -  
30 -  
31 - 1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross.

September

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Deltic Diagrams

1 - To Doncaster Works - unclassified.
No.1 power unit 428 and bogies requiring attention - 428 was given a gudgeon pin housing exam and bogies No.1 9000-25 & No.2 9000-26 had traction motor nose pads secured.

Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
2 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
s3 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
4 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls - lifted).
5 - Doncaster Works (weigh house).
Released from Doncaster Works.
6 -
7 -  
8 -  
9 - Haymarket TMD.
s10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 - Haymarket TMD.
15 - Haymarket TMD.
0Gxx 01:30 Haymarket - Glasgow Shields Road.
Shields Road TMD.
16 - Shields Road TMD.
Open day exhibit.
s17 - Shields Road.
Open day exhibit.
18 - Shields Road.
19 - Shields Road.
20 - Shields Road.
21 - 0Gxx 03:00 Glasgow Shields Road - Haymarket.
Haymarket TMD.
22 - 1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S31 15:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
23 - Haymarket TMD.
1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross. PIC
King's Cross Loco.
1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. PIC
s24 -  
25 - 1S34 18:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. 
26 - 1S31 15:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. 
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross. 

October

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Deltic Diagrams

s1 - 1S20 10:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. P.Ref
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 - Haymarket TMD.
Repairs (TOPS: expect OK 08/10)
.
6 - 1S34 18:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
7 - 1A30 17:30 Bradford - King's Cross.
s8 - 1S20 10:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. 
9 - 1A26 16:13 York - King's Cross.
10 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross. 
11 -  
12 - 1A11 08:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
13 - King's Cross Loco. PIC
1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
14 -  
s15 -  
16 - 1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross. 
1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
17 - 1L13 15:45 King's Cross - Leeds, "The Leeds Executive".
1A33 18:55 Leeds - King's Cross
. P.Ref
18 - Haymarket TMD.
19 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. 
20 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 10:30 - brake blocks. To traffic 20:15.
21 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
s22 - 1S20 10:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh (via Lincoln). PIC
23 -  
24 - 1L03 09:04 King's Cross - Leeds.
1A20 12:57 Bradford - King's Cross.
1L18 18:09 King's Cross - York.

York TMD.
 
25 - 1A30 17:30 Bradford - King's Cross.
26 -  
27 - Haymarket TMD.
28 - 1L02 07:45 King's Cross - Leeds.
1A14 10:55 Leeds - King's Cross.
King's Cross Loco (noted 19:53).
s29 - York TMD.
1S27 07:30 Plymouth - Edinburgh, from York
.
30 - 1A27 16:20 Harrogate - King's Cross.
31 -  

November

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Deltic Diagrams

1 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 429 aerating and load regulators leaking oil - no fault found with 429, regulators rectified.
Released from Doncaster Works.
2 -  
3 -  
4 - 1L03 09:04 King's Cross - Leeds.
1A20 12:57 Bradford - King's Cross.
1L18 18:09 King's Cross - York.
s5 -  
6 - Haymarket TMD.
7 -  
8 - 1L17 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford 
9 -  
10 - 1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King's Cross (via Gainsborough, Lincoln and Spalding).
11 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. PIC
Haymarket TMD.
s12 -  
13 -  
14 - 5S21 Craigentinny - Heaton (stock ex 1S21).
15 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 428 exhaust drum holed and No.2 load regulator oil leak - exhaust drum was replaced and
regulator rectified
.
 
16 - Doncaster Works. 
17 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls - No.1 radiator housing removed).
18 - Doncaster Works.
s19 - Released from Doncaster Works.
20 - 1L02 07:45 King's Cross - Leeds.
21 - 1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. 
22 -  
23 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh. 
24 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh. 
25 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross
. P.Ref
s26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
29 - 1L18 18:09 King's Cross - York.
30 -  

December

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Deltic Diagrams

1 -  
2 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 428 fractured liner - 428 replaced by 432 and a load regulator had an oil leak rectified.
 
s3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
5 - Released from Doncaster Works. 
6 -  
7 -  
8 - Haymarket TMD.
9 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Edinburgh. 
s10 - 1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
11 -  
12 -  
13 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 20:40 - oil leak on radiator element.
14 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Repairs. To traffic 21:00.
Also credited with 1L03 &1A20 on this date.
15 - 1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. 
16 -  
s17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross. 
22 - 1S34 18:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
23 - 1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King's Cross. 
s24 - Finsbury Park TMD.
Stopped 01:30 - AWS. To traffic 22:00.
25 -  
26 -  
27 - 1A40 20:30 Newcastle - King's Cross. 
28 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross
.
29 - 1D03 13:04 King's Cross - Cleethorpes.
1A32 17:33 Cleethorpes - King's Cross.
30 - 1S66 21:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
s31 - 1M81. 

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