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29/10/2010

Thursday 28th October 2010 ~ Lincolnshire Outpost

I was sent to help out with work at our Long Sutton branch today. This is now a 'First' free zone of course, following the abortive attempt to encroach on Norfolk Green (& Cavalier as it was then ) territory a few years back with the short lived X6 from King's Lynn to Spalding. A couple of X1 coaches did see use on this - I think 20140 in its final days put in an appearance, as did some of Lynn's old Olympians. A more recent innovation is the service 55 to Terrington St. Clement via West Lynn which is normally Dart worked, but which has on an odd occasion seen a B10M before they were ousted from King's Lynn locals.
Turning back the clock once again today was 20121 ( I still can't quite believe this is being used after its transfer to Scotland and then rejection seeing it back with First Eastern - it was at that time quite unreliable), which did,  ironically in view of what I've just written, the first trip on K3 from Lynn to Peterborough and back before being removed due to poor acceleration. A quick sort out at Vancouver Avenue then saw it returned to X1 duty when 37156 neeed replacing on the 13.32 to Lowestoft (L11). The B7 was rectified and then saw some action on King's Lynn local duties, as 37159 was off the road with a broken door glass today.
Servicing requirements saw 37568 removed from K16 at Lowestoft and the second half of this turn was 20107. 37579 was needed at Lynn, also for servicing and 37566 replaced it on Y7 11.32 to Lowestoft, however, before the maintenance could be carried out, 37579 was summoned to take over K2 and it ended up at Lowestoft instead tonight. 37567 at Lowestoft and 37577 at Lynn were both out of action for servicing today.
Many thanks to Bruce for his devotion to duty in recording X1 passings in my absence today.

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