9008/55008 - 1974

9008 (1973).....55008 (1975)

January

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1 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
down: 1N06/1L03/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N25/1N28/1D02/1D05.
up: 1A01/1A02/1A03/1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A15/1A16/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.
2 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28/1D02.
up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A20/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

1S35 14:00 King's Cross- Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E43 19:45 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh.
3 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28/1D03.
up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A20/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

1E48 21:20 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Night Aberdonian" from Newcastle...
... (ex 55001 - 294 down - freight derailment north of Berwick).
4 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L09/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

Freight derailment north of Berwick, trains via Carlisle.

1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman" (75 late Grantham).
5 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
down: 1N06/1L05/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
up: 1A01(ran)/1A04/1A09(ran)/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

Freight derailment north of Berwick, trains via Carlisle - last diverted 1E01.

1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman" (23 late Grantham).
s6 - ASLEF industrial action - no passenger trains.
7 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
 down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
 up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.
8 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
 down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
 up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.
9 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
 down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
 up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

To Doncaster Works - Modification.
Earth fault relay modification.
10 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
down: 1N06/1L03/1L06/1L09/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28/1S14.
up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27 (ran - 1A30 stock)/1A28/1A30/1A35/1A36/1E11.

Released from Doncaster Works.
11 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
 down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
 up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
Gateshead TMD.
12 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
 down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
 up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

Gateshead TMD.
1A11 08:25 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
s13 - ASLEF industrial action - no trains.
14 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
 down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
 up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.
15 - ASLEF industrial action - no passenger trains.
16 - ASLEF industrial action - following trains cancelled (no Pullman sets used):
 down: 1N06/1L06/1N14/1L16/1L22/1L29/1L33/1N28.
 up: 1A04/1A09/1A10/1A11/1A21/1A27/1A35/1A36.

1A03 07:30 Leeds - King's Cross, "The Leeds Executive".
1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
17 -  
18 -  
19 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s20 - ASLEF industrial action - no trains.
21 - ASLEF industrial action - add. dispute between KX management & KX drivers:
 Following trains cancelled: 1S17/1L09/1N10/1L13.
22 -  
23 -  
24 - 1S32 12:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
25 -  
26 - 1A28 15:25 Leeds - King's Cross.
King's Cross Loco.
s27 - ASLEF industrial action - no trains.
28 - ASLEF industrial action - Scotland only.
29 -  
30 - 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
31 - Gateshead TMD.
Locomotive renumbered 55008.

February

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1 -  
2 -  
s3 - ASLEF industrial action - no trains.
4 -  
5 -  
6 - 1A08 08:30 Leeds - King's Cross.
7 - ASLEF industrial action - no trains.
8 -  
9 - Officially renumbered 55008 W/E 09/02 (actual 31/01).
1A11 08:25 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1L20 14:20 King's Cross - Leeds.
s10 - ASLEF industrial action - no trains.
11 - To Doncaster Works for Light repair (due 07/02).
No shopping proposal - power units No.1 444 & No.2 422 were given Light repairs and refitted, bogies No.1
9000-49 replaced by 9000-37 & No.2 9000-50 replaced by 9000-38 and boiler 5096/J3247 was given an
Unclassified repair. The body was given a Light repair.
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
s17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Released from Doncaster Works.
21 -  
22 - 0B01 Doncaster - King's Cross (noted Grantham 09:00).
23 - Noted ECS 15:00 at Leeds.
(1A28 15:25 Leeds - King's Cross).
s24 -  
25 -  
26 - 1S16 08:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
27 - Finsbury Park TMD.
'A' exam.
1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, to Peterborough (7 minute delay KX & 13 minutes P'boro - 47528 forward).
Casualty report states: No.1 engine shut down due to loss of coolant - No.1 header tank fractured (loco light engine to Doncaster).
Conclusions 14.03.74: DME Newcastle states: Depot Manager Finsbury Park taking up with fitter concerned in the 'A' exam when the fracture should have been noted, thereby averting the delay by changing locomotives in good time.
0D01 Peterborough - Doncaster.
Also credited as 5L30 11:50 Holloway CS - Holgate.
(Doncaster TMD).
28 - (Doncaster TMD).

March

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1 - (Doncaster TMD).
2 - (Doncaster TMD).
s3 - (Doncaster TMD).
4 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 444 aerating - 444 replaced by 415.
5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Released from Doncaster Works.
s10 -  
11 - 1A16 09:52 Harrogate - King’s Cross, "The Yorkshire Pullman".
12 -  
13 - 1L13 11:25 King’s Cross - Harrogate.
14 - 0B01 (noted Grantham 13:24).
15 - 1L33 17:05 King's Cross - Harrogate, "The Yorkshire Pullman".
16 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 - 1A31 16:50 Harrogate - King's Cross.
21 - 1A04 07:20 Bradford - King's Cross, "The Bradford Executive".
22 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 422 Dowty pump drive defective - 422 replaced by 444.
23 - Doncaster Works.
s24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Released from Doncaster Works.
1A20 11:30 Leeds - King's Cross.
1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
29 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A30 15:05 Newcastle - King's Cross.
30 -  
s31 - 1A40 20:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.

April

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1 -  
2 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
3 - 1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
1S66 20:15 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
4 -  
5 - 1S32 12:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
6 - 1A28 15:25 Leeds - King's Cross.
s7 -  
8 -  
9 - 1L05 09:40 Peterborough - Leeds.
(1A26 13:55 Leeds - King's Cross).
1L33 17:05 King's Cross - Harrogate, "The Yorkshire Pullman".
10 -  
11 -  
12 - 1S16 08:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, to Peterborough (engine failure).
13 - 1N10 11:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s14 -  
15 - 1N10 11:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A32 17:00 Newcastle - King's Cross.
16 - 1A04 07:20 Bradford - King's Cross, "The Bradford Executive".
1L13 11:25 King’s Cross - Harrogate.
1A31 16:50 Harrogate - King's Cross.
17 -  
18 - 1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
19 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A30 15:05 Newcastle - King's Cross.
20 -  
s21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 - 1A15 09:12 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
1N29 19:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
25 -  
26 - 1S16 08:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
27 - 1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King's Cross.
s28 -  
29 -  
30 - 1L03 07:55 King's Cross - Bradford.

May

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1 -  
2 - (1A15 09:12 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman").
3 -  
4 - 1A28 15:25 Leeds - King's Cross.
s5 -  
6 - New timetable period.
7 - Haymarket TMD.
1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman" (failed Edinburgh - 47518 forward 20 late).
Haymarket TMD.
Repairs.
1E17 10:45 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
8 - 1A02 06:45 Hull - King's Cross, "The Hull Pullman".
9 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 415 crankcase holed, boiler water tank leaking and engine room window broken - 415
replaced by 406. E.T.H. and coolant modifications carried out.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
s12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Released from Doncaster Works.
17 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
18 - Gateshead TMD (AM).
s19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 -  
25 -  
s26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
29 - 1A11 08:25 Newcastle - King's Cross.
30 -  
31 -  

June

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1 - 1A22 10:50 Newcastle - King's Cross. 
s2 -  
3 - 1A07 07:20 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Newcastle Executive".
4 -  
5 -  
6 - 1A30 15:10 Newcastle - King's Cross.
7 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
8 -  
s9 -  
10 - 1A15 09:12 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
11 - 1S16 08:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
12 - 1N06 07:45 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A32 17:00 Newcastle - King's Cross.
13 - 1A36 17:23 Newcastle - King's Cross.
14 -  
15 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s16 -  
17 - 1N06 07:45 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
18 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
19 - 1N14 11:47 King's Cross - Newcastle.
20 -  
21 - 1N06 07:45 King's Cross - Newcastle.
22 - 1S12 07:54 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman".
s23 -  
24 - 1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".
25 -  
26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
s30 -  

July

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1 - 1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".
2 -  
3 - 1A15 09:12 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman". PIC
4 - 1A02 06:45 Hull - King's Cross, "The Hull Pullman".
1S32 12:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
5 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
6 - 1A11 08:25 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s7 -  
8 -  
9 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
10 -  
11 - 1A07 07:20 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Newcastle Executive".
1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
12 -  
13 -  
s14 -  
15 -  
16 - 1N06 07:45 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
17 - 1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King's Cross, from Newcastle.
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
s21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 -  
25 -  
26 - 1S72 22:30 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
27 - Haymarket MD.
1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
s28 -  
29 -  
30 - 1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King's Cross, (from Newcastle).
31 - 1L33 17:05 King's Cross - Harrogate, "The Yorkshire Pullman". P.Ref

August

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1 - 1A03 07:30 Leeds - King's Cross, "The Leeds Executive".
2 -  
3 -  
s4 -  
5 -  
6 -  
7 - 1L39 22:50 King's Cross - Leeds.
8 - 1A04 07:20 Bradford - King's Cross, "The Bradford Executive".
9 -  
10 -  
s11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
s18 -  
19 - 1E42 23:10 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Night Scotsman".
20 -  
21 -  
22 - 1S72 22:30 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
23 - 1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
24 - (1A17 09:25 Newcastle - King's Cross).
s25 -  
26 -  
27 -  
28 - 1N06 07:45 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
29 -  
30 -  
31 -  

September

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s1 -  
2 -  
3 - 1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
4 -  
5 -  
6 -  
7 - King's Cross Loco (AM).
s8 -  
9 -  
10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 - 1S77 23:15 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Night Capitals".
14 -  
s15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
18 - 1A15 09:12 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees Tyne Pullman".
1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
19 -  
20 -  
21 - 1S66 20:40 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
s22 -  
23 -  
24 -  
25 -  
26 - 1N06 07:45 King's Cross - Newcastle.
27 - 1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
28 - King's Cross Loco.
s29 - 1N29 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, to Peterborough (47012 forward).
30 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 444 con rod through crankcase - 444 replaced by 448, No.2 boiler water tank was repaired
as was the boiler mounting pad deck.

October

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1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Released from Doncaster Works.
4 - 1S35 14:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
5 -  
s6 -  
7 - 1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
8 -  
9 -  
10 - 1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
11 -  
12 - 1N10 11:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 - 1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 - 1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".
25 -  
26 - King's Cross Loco.
s27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 -  
31 -  

November

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1 -  
2 -  
s3 - 1N10 11:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
4 - 1S32 12:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
5 - 1S32 12:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
6 - 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
7 -  
8 - 1A30 15:10 Newcastle - King's Cross.
9 -  
s10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 -  
s17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 - 1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
22 -  
23 -  
s24 -  
25 -  
26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 -  

December

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s1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
4 - 1A40 20:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
5 -  
6 -  
7 - 1A16 09:52 Harrogate - King's Cross, "The Yorkshire Pullman".
s8 - 1A15 08:40 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
9 -  
10 -  
11 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 406 '5A' piston through crankcase - power units No.1 406 replaced by 455 & No.2 448 removed
in favour of 55022 and replaced by 456. No.1 bogie 9000-37 had fractured swing link studs replaced. Boiler
water tank repairs were carried out and No.1 end lubricating oil tank and radiator elements were cleaned.
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
s15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Released from Doncaster Works.
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 - 1E11 08:55 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh.
s22 -  
23 -  
24 - 1A09 08:50 York - King's Cross.
1L22 15:55 King's Cross - Leeds, "The Leeds Executive".
25 -  
26 -  
27 -  
28 - 0D01 arrive West Sidings 11:00 (behind Peak class locomotive).
To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair (Officially 20/12).
No.1 power unit 455 aerating and loss of coolant - 455 replaced by 420.
s29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Doncaster Works.

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