0109 - Photo: Paul Bettany.
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55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" coasts into Grantham, on Tuesday 21st April 1981, with the 1L41 10:05 King's Cross - York service. Now repainted into original two-tone green livery, pending its future preservation at the National Railway Museum York, "KOYLI" meets class-mate 55009 (D9009) "ALYCIDON" (later preserved by the DPS) working the 1A13 09:33 Hull - King's Cross service, still embellished with white window surrounds denoting its Finsbury Park allocation.
The 'Park' lost its locomotive allocation the following month on the 31st May and the 'Racehorse Deltics' moved to York losing the white windows as a consequence - 55009 was in fact the final locomotive to work from Finsbury Park whilst the depot still retained its allocation and as a tribute it was turned out to work the 1L44 16:05 King's Cross - York which carried a wreath and headboard with the legend "Finsbury Park Farewell"...


1019 - Photo: Paul Bettany.
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...Later on the 21st April 1981 55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" is seen again at Newark Northgate, drawing admiring glances from the over-bridge, as it waits with the 1L41 10:05 King's Cross - York service...


1044 - Photo: Paul Bettany.

...Returning from York with the 1A22 14:10 York - King's Cross 55002 (D9002) "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" arrives at Doncaster on the 21st April 1981.

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