I remember seeing a pair of class 27 diesels on Holbeck shed in Leeds in around 1969. They were Scottish region locos which had been to Derby works to have push-pull equipment fitted, I think. These locos were not allocated to Holbeck so how did they get back to Scotland? Would a class-27 proficient crew have been sent passenger from, say, Carlisle to collect the locos or would they have been run dead with another light engine from the Leeds area?
In a similar vein, at the steam/diesel changeover period, were there young drivers trained on diesels but never passed to drive steam who might have been allocated one of the last steam locos working into the area and having to refuse it?
In a similar vein, at the steam/diesel changeover period, were there young drivers trained on diesels but never passed to drive steam who might have been allocated one of the last steam locos working into the area and having to refuse it?