0270 - Photo: David Hills.

55009 (D9009) "ALYCIDON" arrives at York amidst glorious sunshine on Saturday 30th July 1977 with the 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle service.
At this time 55009 still retained headcode blinds and sandbox filler flaps to the nose ends and bodysides, the small flaps would have been removed during the loco's Intermediate overhaul which commenced at Doncaster Works in December 1978, the blinds were plated over at Finsbury Park on the 3rd November 1978 prior to its overhaul.

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