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1968 January

27 - Haymarket TMD.
1A37 14:00 Edinburgh - King’s Cross, "The Heart of Midlothian".

1968 February

13 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. Shopped for power unit replacements on C.M.&E.E's instructions - power units No.1 453 replaced by 418 & No.2 411 replaced by 409.
14 - Doncaster Works.
15 - Doncaster Works.
16 - Released from Doncaster Works.
28 - 1A60 19:40 King's Cross - Aberdeen, "The Aberdonian" to Edinburgh.

1968 March

20 - 1A42 16:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh.
22 - To Doncaster Works - Light repair. No.1 power unit 418 suspect fractured liner - power units No.1 418 replaced by 412 & No.2 409 given an Unclassified repair, bogies No.1 9000-31 replaced by 9000-27 & No.2 9000-32 replaced by 9000-28 and boiler 5098/J3249 replaced by 1495/J2951. The body was given an Unclassified repair.
23 - Doncaster Works.
s24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Released from Doncaster Works.

1968 April

13 - 1N13 King's Cross - Leeds.

1968 May

1 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.1 main generator breaking brushes - No.1 power unit 412 replaced by 416 (main generator commutator undercut 1/8th inch - distance between segments 1/16th inch).
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Released from Doncaster Works.
4 - 1N19 King's Cross - Leeds.
8 - 1A73 19:15 Aberdeen - King's Cross, from Edinburgh.
10 - 1A06 07:55 King's Cross - Newcastle. 1A39 16:45 Newcastle - King's Cross.

1968 June

10 - 1A71 22:30 Edinburgh - King's Cross.
s16 - Transferred to 64B Haymarket (ex 34G Finsbury Park on loan).
17 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.2 power unit 409 'AB' No.3 cylinder and piston defective & crankcase cover broken by connecting rod - 409 replaced by 418.
18 - Doncaster Works.
19 - Released from Doncaster Works.

1968 July

18 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No.2 power unit 418 crankcase holed & No.1 power unit 416 'hunting' when power applied, load regulator sluggish - 418 replaced by 415, lubricating oil tank cleaned out and radiators changed.
19 - Doncaster Works.
20 - Doncaster Works.
s21 - Doncaster Works.
22 - Doncaster Works.
23 - Released from Doncaster Works.
29 - 1A36 14:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.

1968 August

3 - 1N13 11:25 King's Cross - Harrogate. 1E85 17:20 Bradford - King's Cross.
6 - 1A25 10:07 Edinburgh - King's Cross. King's Cross Loco.
10 - 1A26 12:00 King's Cross- Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.
17 - 1A34 13:40 King's Cross - Edinburgh.

1968 September

3 - 1A03 08:10 York - King's Cross. 1N20 15:55 King's Cross - Harrogate.
5 - To Doncaster Works - Unclassified repair. No shopping proposal - No.1 power unit 416 replaced by 450, lubricating oil tank and radiators were removed, flushed out and refitted.
6 - Doncaster Works.
7 - Doncaster Works.
s8 - Doncaster Works.
9 - Doncaster Works.
10 - Doncaster Works.
11 - Doncaster Works.
12 - Doncaster Works.
13 - Released from Doncaster Works.
21 - 1A16 10:00 King’s Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman". 16:10 Edinburgh - Hawick.
28 - 1A26 12:00 King's Cross - Aberdeen, to Edinburgh.

1968 October

5 - 1A16 10:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh, "The Flying Scotsman".
21 - 1A46 17:00 King’s Cross - Newcastle "The Tees-Tyne Pullman" (locomotive on fire).
23 - To Doncaster Works - Intermediate repair. Fire damage to all cables in ducting behind right hand door from engine room at No.1 end - Power units No.1 450 & No.2 415 were given Unclassified repairs, bogies No.1 9000-27 replaced by 9000-37 & No.2 9000-28 replaced by 9000-38 and boiler 1495/J2951 replaced by 1497/J2953. The body was given an Intermediate repair.
24 - Doncaster Works.
25 - Doncaster Works.
26 - Doncaster Works.
s27 - Doncaster Works.
28 - Doncaster Works.
29 - Doncaster Works.
30 - Doncaster Works.
31 - Doncaster Works.

1968 November

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.

1968 December

s1 - Doncaster Works.
2 - Doncaster Works.
3 - Released from Doncaster Works.
7 - 1A36 14:00 King's Cross - Edinburgh.
24 - 1B24.

 
   
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