55016 - 1975

9016/55016 (1974).....55016 (1976)

January

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1 -  
2 - 1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
3 - 1A40 20:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
4 -  
s5 -  
6 - 1N10 11:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
7 - 1S16 08:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
8 -  
9 -  
10 - 1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
11 - 1L05 08:10 King's Cross - Leeds.
1S70 22:15 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
s12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 - 1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
16 -  
17 -  
18 - 1S28 07:00 Newcastle - Edinburgh.
s19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 - 1N10 11:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1A32 17:00 Newcastle - King's Cross.
25 - 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
1L37 19:05 King's Cross - Bradford.
s26 -  
27 -  
28 - 2G23 07:51 Falkirk Grahamston - Edinburgh.
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31 -  

February

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7 - Doncaster TMD.
Tyre turning.
8 -  
s9 -  
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11 -  
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13 -  
14 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No shopping proposal - No.1 power unit 446 replaced by 405, bogies No.1 9000-49 replaced by 9000-1 &
No.2 9000-50 replaced by 9000-2 and both boiler water tanks were repaired.
15 - Doncaster Works.
s16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Released from Doncaster Works.
20 - 24 hour industrial action beginning 06:00 (signalmen strike).
21 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford.
22 - 1A16 09:52 Harrogate - King's Cross, "The Yorkshire Pullman".
s23 -  
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.

To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 417 piston through crankcase - 417 replaced by 538, No.2 end lubricating oil tank and
radiator were cleaned and the No.2 end fan gearbox and clutch were replaced.
28 - Released from Doncaster Works.

March

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1 - 1E40 19:20 Aberdeen - King's Cross (noted Arlesey 11:00 02/03 - 4 hours late).
s2 -  
3 -  
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5 -  
6 -  
7 - 1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
8 -  
s9 -  
10 -  
11 -  
12 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
13 - To Doncaster Works - Rectification.
No.2 power unit 538 persistently losing coolant, hoses chafing and pipes needed repositioning - this was
rectified.
14 - Released from Doncaster Works.
15 - 1A06 06:25 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
s16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
21 -  
22 -  
s23 -  
24 -
25 -  
26 - 1A27 14:10 Newcastle - King's Cross (addit. stop Peterborough 17:23 - 19 down).
27 - 1N25 17:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
28 -  
29 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh (via Knottingley).
s30 -  
31 - 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".

April

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1 -  
2 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 405 crankshaft damper bolts sheared & crankcase end cover damaged - 405 replaced
by 539.
3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Released from Doncaster Works.
5 - 1A09 08:50 York - King's Cross.
1S35 14:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s6 -  
7 -  
8 -  
9 -  
10 - 1L13 11:25 King's Cross - Harrogate.
11 -  
12 -  
s13 -  
14 - 1S17 10:00 King's Cross -Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".
15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 - 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, "The Flying Scotsman".
s20 - 1E13 11:40 Edinburgh - King's Cross, (via Knottingley).
21 -  
22 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
23 -  
24 - 1E17 10:45 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
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s27 -  
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May

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1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
s4 -  
5 - New timetable period.
1N27 18:00 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
6 -  
7 -  
8 -  
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10 -  
s11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 - 1E17 10:30 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
15 - 1E22 11:30 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
16 -  
17 - 1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
s18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
23 - 1S32 12:10 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
24 -  
s25 -  
26 -  
27 - 1L13 11:25 King's Cross - Harrogate.
1A31 16:50 Harrogate - King's Cross.
28 -  
29 -  
30 -  
31 - 1S21 11:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.

June

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s1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 -  
6 -  
7 - 1S42 16:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
s8 -  
9 -  
10 - 1A15 09:20 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
s15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 - 1N25 16:30 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Tees-Tyne Pullman".
20 -  
21 - 1E11 08:50 Aberdeen - King's Cross from Edinburgh.
s22 -  
23 - 1S66 20:20 King’s Cross - Edinburgh (delayed 35 mins - 1D07 failed Huntingdon).
24 -  
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s29 -  
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July

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1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
4 - Kings Cross Loco (AM).
5 - To Doncaster Works - Heavy General Repair (HGR) - (due intermediate 02/07).
No shopping proposal, however 55016 was the first to be shopped for a Heavy General repair - power
units No.1 539 replaced by 421 & No.2 538 replaced by 458, bogies No.1 9000-1 replaced by 9000-7 &
No.2 9000-2 replaced by 9000-8 and boiler 1494/J2950 replaced by 5095/J3246. The body received a
Heavy General Repair which included the replacing of the inner body skin, rewiring, removal of sanding
equipment and the plating over of the route indicator panels (first of the class to be so treated).
s6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
12 - Doncaster Works.
s13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Doncaster Works.
s20 - Doncaster Works.
21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
s27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Doncaster Works.

August

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1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
s3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Doncaster Works.
s10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
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 - Doncaster Works.
21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
s24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
s31 - Doncaster Works.

September

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1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
s7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
s14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works.
s21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
s28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.

October

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1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
s5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
s12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
s19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works.
21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
s26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Doncaster Works.

November

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1 - Doncaster Works.
s2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
s9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
s16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
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.
s30 - Doncaster Works.

December

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1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Doncaster Works.
4 - Doncaster Works.
5 - Doncaster Works.
6 - Doncaster Works.
s7 - Doncaster Works.
8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Doncaster Works.
s14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Doncaster Works.
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works.
s21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Doncaster Works.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
s28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Doncaster Works.

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