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D402 Diary - 1970s

25/04/1970 1M26 ???? Perth - London Euston (with D421)
05/09/1970 D402 is released from Crewe Works following a 'Light' overhaul.
04/11/1972 Following its first 'Intermediate' overhaul D402 is released from Crewe Works.
  05/1973 Another paper reallocation sees D402 along with the rest of the Class 50 fleet reallocated to CD, Crewe Diesel Depot.
20/05/1973 1G59  0855 Liverpool Lime Street - Birmingham New Street
  11/1973 A new home and a new region - D402 is reallocated to the Western Region based at BR - Bristol Bath Road.
  23/04/1974 A new identity - D402 becomes 50002 under the TOPS numbering system.
  05/1974 Another reallocation sees the loco migrate to OC, Old Oak Common Depot.
05/07/1975   1415 London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads
20/09/1975 50002 is on display at the Crewe Works Open Day, where it is for an overhaul.
  15/10/1975 The loco is released from Crewe Works following a 'Light' overhaul.
05/03/1976 1B56 1545 London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads
04/1976 50002 is reallocated to LA, Laira Depot, Plymouth - home for the rest of its career.

17/06/1976   1440 London Paddington - Paignton
  26/06/1976   0822 Truro - Falmouth
  26/06/1976   0910 Falmouth - London Paddington
  12/08/1976   1610 Penzance - London Paddington
23/12/1976 1B55 1230 London Paddington - Paignton
  23/12/1976 2B31 1700 Paignton - London Paddington
  08/02/1977 1B03 0730 London Paddington - Penzance
  25/02/1977   1603 London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads
  02/03/1977 2B08 0710 Exeter St Davids - Plymouth
  02/03/1977 2B17 0905 Plymouth - Paignton
  09/03/1977 1A85 1500 Penzance - London Paddington (Plymouth - London)
  15/03/1977 1A19 ???? Penzance - London Paddington (Plymouth - London)
  23/03/1977 1V76 0920 Liverpool Lime Street - Penzance (Plymouth - Penzance)
  03/05/1977 1A85 1500 Penzance - London Paddington (Plymouth - London)
  04/05/1977 1A85 1500 Penzance - London Paddington (Penzance - Plymouth)
  12/05/1977 1A67 1200 Paignton - London Paddington
  20/05/1977 1A85 1500 Penzance - London Paddington (Plymouth - London)
  25/05/1977 1V76 0920 Liverpool Lime Street - Penzance (Plymouth - Penzance)
  27/05/1977 1B24 0730 London Paddington - Penzance (London - Plymouth)
  23/06/1977   1500 Penzance - London Paddington
  27/06/1977 1B44 0935 London Paddington - Penzance
  30/06/1977 1M01 1620 St Austell - Kensington Olympia Motorail
  15/07/1977   1005 Penzance - Liverpool Lime Street
  21/03/1978 50002 is named 'Superb', the 3rd of the class to be named.
27/04/1978 1235 Worcester - London Paddington
  22/07/1978   1115 Paignton - London Paddington
  28/071978   1348 Plymouth - London Paddington/td>
  26/08/1978   0814 Truro - Falmouth
  26/08/1978   0910 Falmouth - London Paddington
27/08/1978 1B42 1325 London Paddington - Plymouth
  09/09/1978 1A77 1050 Newquay - London Paddington
  23/09/1978 1A15 0615 Penzance - London Paddington
  01/10/1978 1B74 1930 London Paddington - Plymouth
  02/05/1979 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly (Plymouth - Gloucester)
  28/07/1979   0955 London Paddington - Worcester Shrub Hill/td>