D9010/9010/55010

A green and as yet un-named D9010 passes Grantham on Thursday 16th August 1962 with the short lived 1A33 09:45 Edinburgh - King's Cross "The Elizabethan" service. The two non-stop Elizabethan services originating King's Cross 09:30 and Edinburgh 09:45 were introduced from the start of the summer timetable on 18th June 1962 and lasted until the timetables end on 9th September. It had been hoped by British Rail that relief crews would travel in the rear cabs thus enabling a complete non-stop service akin to that which ran in steam powered days. London crews were in fact prepared to pass the whole six hours of the journey in the noisy cab of a Deltic diesel, however, their northern colleagues (Haymarket men) were not so amenable to the idea and an un-advertised stop at Newcastle was introduced for crew changes. With the stop for crew changes in operation it was decided to use it as an additional pick-up and this service began on the 16th July 1962.

Named: 8th May 1965 at Dumfries with ceremony (name previously carried by LMS 'Royal Scot' No. 46104).

Allocation History

64B 24.07.61. HA 5/73. YK 5/79. Withdrawn 24.12.81. To ZF 24.12.81. Cut-up by 22.05.82.

Year Highlights

1961

24.07.61
Ran light from Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, to Doncaster Works - accepted into BR service and allocated 64B, Haymarket TMD.

1962

1963

1964

19.01.64
1A35 10:50 Edinburgh - King's Cross, to York (engine failure) - A4 Pacific 60002 "SIR MURROUGH WILSON" forward.

1965

08.05.65
Named "THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERER" with ceremony at Dumfries, followed by 1Zxx 14:58 Dumfries - Inverness, to Perth (special troop train - via Dalry).

During the naming ceremony for D9010 "KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERER" at Dumfries on May 8th 1965 the plates from Royal Scot 46104 "SCOTTISH BORDERER" were handed over to officers of the Regiment. After the ceremony D9010 took out an Inverness bound military special (carrying KOSB territorial's to their annual camp), travelling via Dalry to Perth, though It's unsure if it went beyond Perth. This would probably mean that it was the first Deltic over the Glasgow & South Western.
03.12.65
1V67 18:40 York - Swindon, to Sheffield Victoria and 0D01 Sheffield - Doncaster.
17.12.65
Released from Doncaster Works after fitting of cast bogies (bogies No.1 1021 replaced by 9000-41 & No.2 1022 replaced by 9000-42).

1966

21.03.66
1st EE maintenance contract expires - mileage recorded at 820,218.
23.12.66
Released from Doncaster Works, after General repair, with full yellow ends applied (D9003 & D9010 out-shopped same day, 23.12.66, were the first to be so treated). It is also possible that the new BR insignia 'Double-Arrows' were applied at this stage, as opposed to the Lion & Wheel emblems, D9010 was the only Deltic locomotive to carry green livery and Double-Arrows. D9002 had been out-shopped in October 1966, following General repair, in experimental blue livery

1967

05.11.67
1X20 Edinburgh - King's Cross (conveying President Suyan of Turkey - royal saloons & LMR sleeping cars).
23.12.67
2xxx 04:00 Edinburgh - Hawick and 2xxx 06:58 Hawick - Edinburgh.

1968

01.02.68
Released from Doncaster Works, after General repair, in blue livery and equipped with dual braking.

1969

05.12.69-16.12.69
Carrying 'D' prefix on 05/12 but reported dropped by 16/12 (though most likely date for this would be after Light repair dated 24-29/11).

1970

07.11.70
Released from Doncaster Works, after Intermediate repair, with ETH equipment fitted.

1971

1972

10.09.72
Thornaby TMD - open day exhibit.

1973

16.01.73
First member of the class to achieve 2,000,000 miles since new.
12.05.73
Glasgow St. Rollox Works - open day exhibit.

1974

16.06.74
Locomotive renumbered 55010 w/e 16/06 (after release from Intermediate repair).

1975

1976

27.03.76
From the 27th March 1976 the individual mileage records for the Deltic fleet were abandoned by BR. Up until this date 54,705,000 miles had been achieved by the 22 units. 55010 "THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERER" held the record for individual miles with 2,535,411 - second was 55006 "THE FIFE & FORFAR YEOMANRY" with 2,534,563. 55010 was the first Deltic to record 2,000,000 miles during January 1973, whilst 55009 "ALYCIDON" was the last in October 1974.

1977

07.02.77
1D09 (03:07 Peterborough - Grimsby) and 1A05 07:02 Cleethorpes - King’s Cross.
09.02.77
1D02 12:15 King’s Cross - Cleethorpes and 1A34 17:43 Cleethorpes - King’s Cross.
17.10.77
During the week commencing 17th October 1977 unofficial industrial action led to the removal of Deltics from all ECML workings. Action was taken by maintenance staff angry at the proposed closure of Finsbury Park Depot with the introduction of the new HST fleet, which was to be maintained at the new Bounds Green Depot. Maintenance staff 'blacked' the Deltic fleet thus all engines remained 'laid-up' at various installations until the dispute was settled on October 21st. A list of how the dispute affected the class is as follows:

Locomotive: Notes:

55001 Haymarket TMD 13/10 - 23/10. Worked 1E35 20:20 Edin - KX 23/10.

55002 Finsbury Park TMD 14/10 - 23/10. Worked 1N29 19:00 KX - N'lce 23/10.

55003 Haymarket TMD 14/10 - 23/10. Worked 1E25 12:15 Aber - KX from Edin 23/10.

55004 Finsbury Park TMD 13/10 - 23/10. Worked 1S21 11:00 KX - Edin 24/10.

55005 Doncaster Works 'Intermediate' 31/03 - 21/10. Worked 1E48 21:15 Aber - KX from Doncaster 26/10.

55006 Finsbury Park TMD 11/10 - 24/10. Worked 1L22 15:55 KX - Leeds 24/10.

55007 York TMD 10/10 - 25/10. Worked 1A06 08:05 YK - KX 25/10.

55008 Gateshead TMD 13/10 - 24/10. Worked 1A40 20:30 N'cle - KX 24/10.

55009 York TMD 17/10 - 23/10. Worked 0D01 12:00 YK - Doncaster 23/10.

55010 Haymarket TMD 13/10 - 24/10. Worked 1E20 15:00 Edin - KX 24/10.

55011 Gateshead TMD 14/10 - 24/10. Worked 1A07 07:25 N'cle - KX 24/10.

55012 York TMD 14/10 - 24/10. Worked 1A06 08:05 YK - KX 24/10.

55013 Haymarket TMD 15/10 - 23/10. Worked 1E39 22:30 Edin - KX 23/10.

55014 Gateshead TMD 14/10 - 25/10. Worked 1A15 09:20 N'cle - KX 25/10.

55015 Finsbury Park TMD 08/10 - 25/10. Worked 1N00 01:00 KX - N'cle 26/10.

55016 Haymarket TMD 15/10 - 19/10. Sent to Doncaster Works 19/10 for 'Light repair' behind 40063.

55017 Doncaster Works 'Intermediate' 03/10 - 19.01.78.

55018 Doncaster Works 'Intermediate' 30/06 - 10/12.

55019 Finsbury Park TMD 14/10 - 23/10. Worked 1D00 08:25 KX - Cleethorpes 24/10.

55020 Holbeck TMD 10/10 - 23/10. Worked 1A47 00:43 Leeds - KX 24/10.

55021 Gateshead TMD 14-10 - 24-10. Worked 1S28 07:00 N'cle - Edin 24/10.

55022 Finsbury Park TMD 14/10 - 23/10. Worked 1S43 18:00 KX - Edin 23/10.

Finsbury Park - 6; Gateshead - 4; Haymarket - 5; Doncaster Works - 3; York - 3; Holbeck - 1; Locomotives moving in this period - 1 (55016, Haymarket to works).

1978

06.05.78
1S17 10:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman" (final loco hauled service) followed by 1Zxx 16:45 Dundee - Chesterfield, "Merrymaker" from Edinburgh (ex 47168) to Doncaster (46031 forward).
27.11.78
1M41 21:50 York - Aberystwyth, to Stockport and 1E24 22:50 Shrewsbury - York, from Stockport.

1979

13.05.79
Locomotive transferred to York (ex Haymarket).
10.11.79
1M32 17:49 York - Liverpool and 1E89 20:40 Liverpool - York.
09.12.79
To Doncaster Works for Unclassified repair, which included the removal of one nameplate for inspection and repair following damage incurred. The nameplate was never replaced.

1980

10.03.80
1A23 08:50 Edinburgh - Aberdeen and 1G65 12:40 Aberdeen - Edinburgh.
28.08.80
To Doncaster Works for final Intermediate repair (off 17/10).

1981

10.10.81
1Zxx 15:40 Stratford-upon-Avon - Finsbury Park, "The Shakespeare Rambler" from Stratford (ex 47158).
23.12.81
1L22 23:00 King's Cross - Bradford, to Doncaster (failure at Corby Glen - fractured lubricating oil pipe on No.1 power unit 438). Propelled by 47458 on 1S77 to Grantham - 37137 assist from Grantham to Doncaster.
24.12.81
Locomotive withdrawn - to Doncaster Works for disposal remaining at Hexthorpe Bridge until 05.01.82.

1982

05.01.82
Entered Doncaster Works - locomotive cut-up 05/82.