55012 1975

55012 - 1975

9012/55012 (1974).....55012 (1976)

January

1 -	Doncaster Works (arrive 30.12.74).
2 -	Doncaster Works.
3 -	Doncaster Works.
4 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
s5 -
6 -	1A15 09:12 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
7 -	1A11 08:25 Newcastle - King's Cross. 1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
s12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
s19 -
20 -
21 -
22 -
23 -
24 -	1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
25 -	(1S32 12:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian").
s26 -	1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -
31 -

February

Click for current timetable

1 -
s2 -	1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
s9 -	1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
s16 -
17 -	1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
18 -	1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
19 -
20 -	24 hour industrial action beginning 06:00 (signalmen strike).
21 -	1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle. Gateshead TMD. 1A32 17:00 Newcastle - King's Cross.
22 -	1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
s23 -	1A16 10:15 Bradford - King's Cross (via Featherstone).
24 -
25 -
26 -
27 -	24 hour industrial action beginning 06:00 (signalmen strike). Two train operation between Doncaster & Peterborough locomotives used 40057 & 55015... up trains 2B30 & down 2D30. Peterborough TMD.
28 -

March

Click for current timetable

1 -
s2 -	1E48 21:20 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Night Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
3 -
4 -	1E17 10:45 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -	1N18 15:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -	1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford.
s16 -	1A16 10:15 Bradford - King's Cross (via Featherstone).
17 -
18 -	(1A11 08:25 Newcastle - King's Cross).
19 -
20 -
21 -
22 -	1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -
27 -	1A15 09:12 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman". 1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman". Also had 1N68 16:45 King's Cross - Newcastle (there was a 1L68 relief on this date with 47542).
28 -
29 -	1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, from Newcastle (ex 55014 & class 37).
s30 -
31 -	1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".

April

Click for current timetable

1 -	Haymarket TMD. 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
2 -	1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
3 -
4 -
5 -	1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford.
s6 -	1A08 09:20 Leeds - King's Cross (via Cambridge). 1L22 15:10 King's Cross - Leeds (via Cambridge).
7 -	Report states: Noted Peterborough 19:13. 1A31 16:50 Harrogate-KX due 19:09 & 1L34 18:04 KX - Bradford due19:11.
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -
s13 -
14 -
15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
19 -	Haymarket TMD. 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross. PIC 1S72 22:30 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
s20 -
21 -
22 -
23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -	1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King's Cross.
s27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -

May

Click for current timetable

1 -
2 -	1E11 08:55 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh.
3 -
s4 -
5 -	New timetable period.
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -	1A03 07:30 Leeds - King's Cross. King's Cross Loco. 1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s11 -
12 -	1S67 17:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
13 -
14 -
15 -
16 -
17 -
s18 -
19 -
20 -
21 -
22 -
23 -
24 -
s25 -
26 -	(1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh).
27 -	1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. Haymarket TMD. (1E25 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman").
28 -	1N00 01:00 King's Cross - Newcastle. 1A35 17:55 Bradford - King's Cross
29 -
30 -
31 -

June

Click for current timetable

s1 -
2 -	1S32 12:10 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
3 -	To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.1 power unit 419 breathing heavy - 409 replaced by 437.
4 -	Doncaster Works.
5 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
6 -
7 -	1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
s8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 -	1S60 20:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 -	To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.2 power unit 442 a number of fractures between No.s 4 & 5 pistons 'BC' crankcase un an are of previous welded repairs - 442 replaced by 429.
21 -	Doncaster Works.
s22 -	Doncaster Works.
23 -	Doncaster Works.
24 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
25 -	1A31 16:50 Harrogate - King's Cross. P.Ref
26 -	1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
27 -	1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman".
28 -
s29 -
30 -	To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.2 power unit 429 dephased - power units No.1 437 removed in favour of 55020 and replaced by 539 & No.2 429 replaced by 538, No.1 traction motor had ducting fractures repaired.

July

Click for current timetable

1 -	Doncaster Works.
2 -	Doncaster Works.
3 -	Doncaster Works.
4 -	Doncaster Works.
5 -	Doncaster Works.
s6 -	Doncaster Works.
7 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
8 -	To Doncaster Works - Rectification. No.1 blower motor vibrating badly - this was replaced.
9 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
10 -
11 -
12 -
s13 -
14 -
15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
19 -	1E01 07:55 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
s20 -
21 -
22 -
23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -
s27 -
28 -
29 -	1S66 20:20 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
30 -
31 -	1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".

August

Click for current timetable

1 -	1S12 07:45 King's Cross - Edinburgh. Haymarket TMD. 1E21 14:50 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
2 -
s3 -
4 -
5 -	1xxx King's Cross - . PIC
6 -	1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman" (59 down).
7 -
8 -
9 -	King's Cross Loco. PIC
s10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
16 -
s17 -
18 -
19 -	1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman".
20 -	1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Talisman" to Carlton (failed - 55022 forward).
21 -
22 -
23 -
s24 -
25 -
26 -	1A08 08:30 Leeds - King's Cross. 1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman". P.Ref
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -	1A14 09:30 Leeds - King's Cross.
s31 -

September

Click for current timetable

1 -
2 -
3 -	1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
4 -
5 -
6 -
s7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -	To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.2 power unit 538 dephased - 538 replaced by 453.
12 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
13 -	1A22 10:47 Newcastle - King's Cross. 1S60 20:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s14 -
15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 -
s21 -
22 -
23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -
27 -
s28 -	1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh. P.Ref
29 -	1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
30 -

October

Click for current timetable

1 -
2 -	1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
3 -
4 -
s5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
s12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
s19 -
20 -	To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.1 power unit 539 suspected dephased (heavy smoke from exhaust and strange noises from 'A' bank) Intermittent fault when compressors cut out at 140psi - 539 replaced by 440, a boiler water tank was repaired, both bogies nose suspension plates repaired, bolster segments replaced and swing link studs renewed.
21 -	Doncaster Works.
22 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
23 -
24 -	1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
25 -
s26 -
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -
31 -	1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.

November

Click for current timetable

1 -	1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle. 1E13 12:45 Edinburgh - King's Cross, from Newcastle.
s2 -	1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
s9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
s16 -
17 -
18 -	To Doncaster Works - Light repair (due 17/11). No shopping proposal - power units No.1 440 & No.2 453 were given Light repairs, bogies No.1 9000-39 replaced by 9000-29 & No.2 9000-40 replaced by 9000-10 and boiler 5087/J3238 was given an Unclassified repair. The body was given a Light repair.
19 -	Doncaster Works.
20 -	Doncaster Works.
21 -	Doncaster Works.
22 -	Doncaster Works.
s23 -	Doncaster Works.
24 -	Doncaster Works.
25 -	Doncaster Works.
26 -	Doncaster Works.
27 -	Doncaster Works.
28 -	Doncaster Works.
29 -	Doncaster Works (Hexthorpe Bridge).
s30 -	Doncaster Works (Hexthorpe Bridge).

December

Click for current timetable

1 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
s7 -	1E09 10:40 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -	To Doncaster Works - Rectification. No.1 end drivers side door and frame distorted - this was rectified.
13 -	Released from Doncaster Works.
s14 -
15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 -
s21 -
22 -	1E11 08:50 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh.
23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -
27 -	1S32 12:109 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
s28 -	1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
29 -
30 -
31 -

9012/55012 (1974).....55012 (1976)
1975.....HOME