Following arrival at King's Cross with the 1A15 08:52 Newcastle - King's Cross service on Saturday 12th August 1961 brand-new D9008 backs out of the platforms en-route to King's Cross Loco for re-fuelling and servicing...

...D9008 is just one month old as it is seen entering King's Cross Loco for servicing on the 12th August 1961. The locomotive had arrived at the capital via the 1A15 service from Newcastle and would later return north with the 1A54 17:35 King's Cross - Newcastle.