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These two photographs of 55020 (D9020) "NIMBUS" awaiting its fate at Gateshead are actually undated, however, it's safe to say they are taken circa April 1978. The locomotive was out of service awaiting a tow to works for power unit repairs...
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...55020 arrived at Gateshead, pending repairs, on the 30th March 1978 and because of an industrial dispute at Doncaster Works found itself languishing at Gateshead for most of April. A Deltic spares shortage also saw the locomotive heavily cannibalized whilst at Gateshead and when it finally departed for Doncaster was in much need of lengthy attention. The spares shortage, mainly of power units, continued at Doncaster for much of 1978 and repairs to 55020 were never sanctioned - it was cut up during early 1980.
