3539 - Photo: Brian Lee (RPA website).

D9003 "MELD" is in charge of the 1A15 09:25 Newcastle - King's Cross "The Tees-Tyne Pullman" service at South Muskham on the 12th June 1962.

Application of small yellow warning panels.
Speculation still surrounds the dates when each loco had the small yellow warning panels painted and in most cases only photographic evidence provides the nearest date that can be assumed.
Loco Date applied
D9000 At St. Rollox or Haymarket between 14-17/6/62 prior to naming ceremony at Waverley 18/06/62
D9001 At Finsbury Park June 1962 - applied by 24/06
D9002 Between 30/08/62 and 28/09/62.
D9003 By 12/06/62 - more than likely at Finsbury Park due to the type added
D9004 Between 03/09/62 and 02/02/63. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off General Repair 19/09/62.
D9005 By 14/04/62
D9006 By 12/04/62
D9007 By 27/04/63. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off General Repair 04/02/63
D9008 Between 23/09/62 and 02/02/63. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off Light repair 08/11/62
D9009 Between 11/07/62 and 16/08/62 - more than likely at Finsbury Park due to type added
D9010 By 26/05/62. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off Light Repair 06/04/62
D9011 Between 24/08/62 and 26/04/63. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off Light Repair 27/10/62 or General repair 06/04/63
D9012 Between 14/10/61 and 10/02/62. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off Light Repair following collision damage 23/01/62
D9013 Between 30/05/62 and 16/01/63. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off General Repair 23/09/62
D9014 By 07/07/62
D9015 At Finsbury Park 01/08/62
D9016 Between 24/08/62 and 02/10/62. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off General Repair 27/09/62
D9017 Between 22/09/62 and 17/05/63. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off Light Repair 30/11/62 or General Repair 31/03/63
D9018 After 30/09/62. More than likely at Finsbury Park due to type added
D9019 Between 29/04/62 and 16/06/62. Possibly at Doncaster Works - off Light Repair 14/06/62
D9020 Reported that it entered service without warning panels, they were applied by 20/05/62. More than likely at Doncaster Works due to the type added
D9021 Applied from new and first noted at Doncaster Works 29/04/62

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