55012 - 1978

55012 (1977).....55012 (1979)

January

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s1 -  
2 - 1A11 08:30 Newcastle - King's Cross.
3 - 1S35 14:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
4 - 1E13 13:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
5 -  
6 -  
7 - 1S21 11:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
s8 - 1S33 13:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
9 - 1N29 19:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
10 - 1N29 19:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 - 1N27 18:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
s15 -  
16 -  
17 - 1V50 19:30 Newcastle - Bristol, to York.
18 -  
19 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 538 aerating badly, loosing coolant and Dowty pump quill shaft to renew - 538 replaced
by 457 (ex 55003) and the primary fan drive was replaced.
20 - Doncaster Works.
21 - Released from Doncaster Works.
Doncaster TMD.
s22 - Doncaster TMD.
1S37 09:30 Doncaster - Edinburgh, to York (engine failure at Shaftholme).
23 - To Doncaster Works - Rectification.
Both power units shutting down , battery ammeter showing discharge with No.2 power unit 457 running -
wires found to be crossed on No.2 auxiliary generator.
24 - Released from Doncaster Works.
25 -  
26 -  
27 - Finsbury Park TMD.
‘C’ exam.
1N27 18:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
28 -  
s29 - 1E09 11:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
30 - 1S42 16:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
Haymarket TMD.
31 - 1E26 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.

February

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1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
s5 - 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
1N29 19:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
6 - 1S35 14:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
7 - 1S21 11:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
8 - 1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
9 - 1E26 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
10 -  
11 - 1S70 22:15 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Night Aberdonian" to Edinburgh. PIC
s12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 - Holbeck TMD.
1A03 07:30 Leeds - King's Cross, "The Leeds Executive" (forward 07:55 after 55002 failed at Leeds).
1S35 14:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
16 -  
17 -  
18 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1E13 13:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross, from Newcastle.
s19 -  
20 - 1S42 16:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
Haymarket TMD.
21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 -  
25 - Finsbury Park TMD.
s26 -  
27 -  
28 - 1N18 15:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.

March

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1 -  
2 - 1E13 13:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
3 -  
4 - 1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1N29 19:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
s5 - 1A37 17:15 Newcastle - King's Cross.
6 -  
7 -  
8 -  
9 -  
10 -  
11 -  
s12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
Power units No.1 416 suspect fractured liner & No.2 457 'B' bank exhaust bellows robbed for 55003 - 416
replaced by 405, 457 repaired and No.2 boiler water tank had repairs to outer skin.
Doncaster Works (yard - minus units).
17 - Doncaster Works.
18 - Doncaster Works.
s19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works (weigh house - brake tests).
21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Released from Doncaster Works.
23 -  
24 - 1N42 23:55 King's Cross - Newcastle.
25 - Gateshead TMD.
1A22 10:48 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1N29 19:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
s26 - Gateshead TMD.
1A15 08:36 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
1L37 18:45 King's Cross - Bradford.
27 -  
28 -  
29 -  
30 - Haymarket TMD.
1E17 10:30 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
31 - 1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".
Haymarket TMD.

April

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1 - 1N27 18:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
s2 - 1E05 10:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
3 -  
4 -  
5 - 1A03 07:30 Leeds - King’s Cross, "The Leeds Executive".
6 - 1A15 09:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
7 - 1D62 03:56 Doncaster - Hull.
1A02 06:50 Hull - King's Cross, "The Hull Executive".
1S32 12:15 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King’s Cross
8 - 1S16 08:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E25 16:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross, "The Talisman".
s9 - 1S17 10:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh (via Cambridge).
Haymarket TMD.
10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 - 1S35 14:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
14 - 1E13 13:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
15 - Haymarket TMD.
1E01 08:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
1S42 16:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Talisman".
Haymarket TMD.
s16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 - 1A15 09:20 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
1L34 18:04 King's Cross - Bradford.
s23 - 1A08 08:10 Bradford - King's Cross.
1N27 17:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
Gateshead TMD.
24 - Gateshead TMD.
1A07 07:25 Newcastle - King's Cross, "The Newcastle Executive".
1S33 13:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1Exx Edinburgh - King's Cross.
25 - 1N08 09:00 King's Cross - Newcastle.
1E13 13:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross, from Newcastle.
1S66 20:15 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
26 - Haymarket TMD.
1E17 10:35 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh, "The Aberdonian".
1S79 23:35 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Night Scotsman".
27 - Haymarket TMD.
1E17 10:35 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh, "The Aberdonian".
1Sxx King's Cross - Edinburgh.
28 - Haymarket TMD.
1E11 08:45 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, from Edinburgh.
1S95 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, to Newcastle.
29 - Gateshead TMD.
0D01 Gateshead - Doncaster.
Doncaster TMD.
Tyre turning.
0B01 Doncaster - King's Cross.
1N27 18:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
Gateshead TMD.
s30 - Gateshead TMD.
1A15 08:36 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1L29 16:05 King's Cross - York.

May

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1 - 1S12 07:45 King’s Cross - Edinburgh (vice HST).
Haymarket TMD.
2 - Haymarket TMD.
1E11 08:45 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, from Edinburgh.
3 -  
4 -  
5 -  
6 - Finsbury Park TMD. P.Ref
Undergoing repaint prior to inaugural "The Hull Executive".
s7 - Finsbury Park TMD.
8 - New timetable period (HST service begins).
1A04 06:50 Hull - King's Cross, "The Hull Executive". (inaugural service with black headboard).
1D04 16:42 King's Cross - Hull, "The Hull Executive".
9 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Newcastle.
10 - 1A27 16:20 Harrogate - King’s Cross.
11 -  
12 -  
13 - 1S24 11:55 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
s14 -  
15 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 - 1Zxx 08:40 King's Cross - Leeds, "East Coast Pullman Salute" (farewell to Pullman services on ECML). PIC
1Zxx St. Pancras - Edinburgh, "The Thames-Forth Express" from Leeds (via S&C). P.Ref
Haymarket TMD.
s21 - Haymarket TMD.
1E03 10:10 Edinburgh - King’s Cross, (vice HST - via Carlisle). PIC P.Ref
22 -  
23 - 1S31 15:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
24 -  
25 - 1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
26 -  
27 - 1S11 07:30 Leeds - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E17 15:10 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
s28 - *1L07 12:40 King's Cross - Harrogate. P.Ref
*Report states: 16:00 ex Leeds.
1A16 17:10 Harrogate - King's Cross. P.Ref
29 - 1A11 08:20 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen.
30 - 1S21 10:55 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
31 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.

June

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1 - 1N06 17:35 King's Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
2 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
3 - 1E05 09:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
s4 -  
5 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
6 - 1L09 12:45 King’s Cross - Bradford.
1A30 17:30 Bradford - King’s Cross. P.Ref
7 - 1E29 17:10 Edinburgh - Newcastle.
8 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 405 con rod through 'B-C' crankcase - power units No1 405 replaced by 451 & No.2 457
had a gudgeon pin housing examination, No.2 boiler water tank had a leak rectified and No.1 coolant
radiators were cleaned.
Doncaster Works (yard).
9 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls). PIC
10 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
s11 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
12 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
13 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
14 - Doncaster Works (weigh house).
15 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
Released from Doncaster Works.
16 -  
17 -  
s18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 - 1E05 09:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
1S34 18:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
23 -  
24 - 1S24 11:55 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
s25 - 1L06 10:40 King's Cross - Bradford, to Leeds.
26 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
27 - 1S28 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
28 - 1S17 09:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
29 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross. PIC
30 -  

July

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1 - King's Cross Loco.
1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh. PIC
Haymarket TMD.
s2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
6 - 1xxx King's Cross - . PIC
7 - 1S16 08:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
8 - 1L15 16:08 King's Cross - York.
York TMD.
s9 -  
10 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
11 -  
12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
s16 -  
17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
s23 -  
24 -  
25 -  
26 -  
27 -  
28 -  
29 - Haymarket TMD.
1E11 09:00 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, from Edinburgh.
s30 -  
31 -  

August

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1 -  
2 -  
3 -  
4 -  
5 -  
s6 -  
7 -  
8 - 1E05 09:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
9 - 1S34 18:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
10 -  
11 - Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
12 - King's Cross Loco.
0B02 King's Cross - Finsbury Park.
Finsbury Park TMD - noted 18:00.
s13 - 1S28 13:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
14 -  
15 - Haymarket TMD. P.Ref
1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
16 -  
17 -  
18 - Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
19 - Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King's Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
s20 - 1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
21 -  
22 -  
23 - 1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
24 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
25 -  
26 - 1A20 12:57 Bradford - King’s Cross.
s27 -  
28 - 1E05 09:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross. P.Ref
1S34 18:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
29 - Haymarket TMD.
1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King’s Cross
30 -  
31 - Haymarket TMD.
Locomotive restricted to one power unit only.
1E06 11:50 Edinburgh - Newcastle.

September

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1 - 1E06 11:50 Edinburgh - Newcastle.
2 - 1S12 05:50 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
s3 -  
4 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.1 power unit 451 'CA' Crankcase holed and cardan shaft and clutch was loose, windscreen wiper
linkage at both ends needed renewal and No.1 bogie 9000-31 No.1 right-hand leading axle box liner
was loose - 451 replaced by 422 and all other faults rectified.
Doncaster Works (yard).
5 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls).
6 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls - unit fitted).
Released from Doncaster Works.
7 -  
8 -  
9 - Finsbury Park TMD.
s10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 - 1E11 09:00 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, from Edinburgh.
14 -  
15 - 1A29 16:16 Newcastle - King’s Cross.
16 - Haymarket TMD.
1E11 09:00 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, from Edinburgh.
s17 - 1E07 12:10 Edinburgh - King's Cross. LOG
18 - Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
s24 -  
25 -  
26 -  
27 - 1S21 10:55 King’s Cross - Edinburgh. P.Ref
Haymarket TMD.
1E35 20:20 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
28 -  
29 -  
30 - Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.

October

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s1 -  
2 - 1L13 15:45 King's Cross - Leeds, "The Leeds Executive".
1A33 18:55 Leeds - King's Cross.
3 -  
4 - Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
5 - 1A10 08:40 Leeds - King's Cross.
6 -  
7 - 1L06 10:45 King's Cross - Harrogate, to Leeds.
0J01 Leeds - Barrow Hill.
Barrow Hill TMD.
s8 - Barrow Hill TMD.
Open day exhibit.
9 -  
10 -  
11 -  
12 -  
13 - 1A08 08:00 York - King’s Cross.
King's Cross Loco. PIC
1N04 13:25 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
14 - 1A11 08:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
s15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
18 - 1E39 22:30 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
19 -  
20 - 1N06 17:35 King’s Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
Gateshead TMD.
21 - Gateshead TMD.
1A11 08:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
s22 - Haymarket TMD.
1E05 11:10 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
23 - 1L15 16:08 King’s Cross - York.
24 - 0L50 02:25 Leeds - Holbeck.
Holbeck TMD.
25 -  
26 -  
27 - 1Sxx King's Cross - Edinburgh.
28 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair.
No.2 power unit 457 time expired - 457 replaced by 455 and No.2 load regulator had an oil leak rectified.
s29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works (4 bay Crimpsalls - power unit changed).
31 - Doncaster Works (test house).
Released from Doncaster Works.

November

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1 -  
2 - To Doncaster Works - Rectification.
Casualty report dated 01.11.78: No.2 power unit 455 cut out. No.2 bogie and first three coaches of train
covered in oil. This was found to be the sump oil drain plug adrift.

No.2 power unit 455 scavenge pump defective - sump drain pipe repaired and oil cleaned from No.2
bogie 9000-32.
Released from Doncaster Works.
3 - 1N06 17:35 King’s Cross - Newcastle, "The Newcastle Executive".
4 - 1A11 08:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1S31 15:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, to Newcastle (engine failure - 47499 forward).
Gateshead TMD.
s5 -  
6 -  
7 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
8 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross
9 -  
10 - 1N05 15:25 King’s Cross - Newcastle.
1E43 20:20 Aberdeen - King's Cross, (from Newcastle).
11 - 1Lxx King's Cross - Leeds.
5Lxx Leeds - Neville Hill. P.Ref
s12 -  
13 -  
14 -  
15 -  
16 -  
17 -  
18 - 1S28 13:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
s19 -  
20 -  
21 -  
22 -  
23 -  
24 -  
25 - 1S28 13:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
s26 -  
27 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
28 - Haymarket TMD.
1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
29 - 1E14 10:40 Aberdeen - King’s Cross, "The Aberdonian" from Edinburgh.
30 -  

December

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1 -  
2 - 1A15 10:20 Newcastle - King's Cross.
1L15 16:08 King's Cross - York.
s3 -  
4 - 1S31 15:00 King’s Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
5 -  
6 -  
7 -  
8 - 1S21 10:55 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
9 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
Haymarket TMD.
s10 -  
11 -  
12 - 1E21 17:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
13 - 1D01 08:25 King's Cross - Cleethorpes.
1A21 13:18 Cleethorpes - King's Cross.
14 -  
15 - 1L06 10:45 King’s Cross - Harrogate.
1A27 16:20 Harrogate - King's Cross.
16 - Finsbury Park TMD.
s17 -  
18 -  
19 -  
20 -  
21 - 1S79 23:45 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh (47208 forward).
22 - Haymarket TMD.
23 - 1L06 10:45 King's Cross - Harrogate.
(1A25 15:40 Leeds - King's Cross).
1S72 22:30 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
s24 - Haymarket TMD.
25 -  
26 - 1E40 19:30 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh.
27 - 1S17 09:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
28 -  
29 - 1E01 07:05 Edinburgh - King’s Cross.
30 -  
s31 -  

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