September 2006 Further to the splendid images by the late Keith Pirt in T140, in T143 we feature some early 1960s views of the famous Type 5s in action on the East Coast Main Line. D9007 Pinza is seen at Ganwick having emerged from Potter¹s Bar Tunnel and approaching Hadley North Tunnel with the Up 'Flying Scotsman' in a photo dated July 1961. D9007 was named Pinza without ceremony at Doncaster Works on June 22, 1961. From the same date it was allocated to Finsbury Park depot. KEITH PIRT D9005 is pictured heading the Down afternoon 'Talisman' (note the 'Coronation' articulated FOs - the sixth and seventh vehicles) through Hadley Wood station in a scene dated July 1961. introduced in May 1961, D9005 was named The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire at York station on October 8, 1963. KEITH PIRT [News] [Showcase] [Heritage] [Arriving] [Reader Offers] [Traction Diary] [British Railway Modelling] [Back Issues] [Contacts] [Site Map] [Back] [email us]