NEW ENTRY | DATE | ENGINE | HEADCODE | TRAIN/LOCATION | NOTES |
| 05/02/1960 | D253 | | 5/17pm Aberdeen - Edinburgh Waverley | |
| 12/03/1960 | D253 | | 10.10am Yarmouth Vauxhall/10.00am Lowestoft - York | From Lincoln Central |
| 19/04/1960 | D253 | | 10.00am Lowestoft Central, 10.10am Yarmouth Vauxhall, 11.02am Norwich - York | From? - Lincoln Central, 61250 forward |
| 14/05/1960 | D253 | | 10.00am Lowestoft Central, 10.10am Yarmouth Vauxhall, 11.02am Norwich - York | From? - Lincoln Central, 61125 forward |
| 25/06/1960 | D253 | | Down Scarborough Flyer | Seen at York |
| 20/08/1960 | D253 | | Seen at York North Depot, stabled or passing? | Seen between 3/30pm - 4/30pm |
| 23/10/1960 | D253 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
| 24/10/1960 | D253 | | 10.30am Liverpool - Newcastle | From York |
| 12/11/1960 | D253 | | 10.00am Lowestoft Central, 10.10am Yarmouth Vauxhall, 11.02am Norwich - York | Seen at Lincoln Central |
| 09/01/1961 | D253 | | 12/48pm York - Bristol Temple Meads | Seen at Cheltenham |
| 22/05/1961 | D253 | 1N28 | 8.30am Cardiff General - Newcastle | From Sheffield Midland |
| 11/08/1961 | D253 | | 4/50pm Kings Cross - Newcastle | Tees-Tyne Pullman |
| 12/08/1961 | D253 | 1A17 | 12/10pm Tyne Commission Quay - Kings Cross | Norseman, seen at Grantham |
| 25/08/1961 | D253 | 4N06 | 4/12pm Kings Cross Goods - Dringhouses | Seen at Newark Northgate |
| 07/11/1961 | D253 | 4S04 | 3/05pm Kings Cross Goods - Niddrie | Seen at Newark Northgate |
# | 16/12/1961 | D253 | | 3/30pm Newcastle - Birmingham New Street | |
| 27/12/1961 | D253 | | 4/50pm Kings Cross - Newcastle | Tees Tyne Pullman |
| 09/03/1962 | D253 | 1E14 | 11.00am Glasgow Queen Street - Kings Cross | Queen of Scots, seen at Newark Northgate |
| 16/03/1962 | D253 | 1E14 | 11.00am Glasgow Queen Street - Kings Cross | From Leeds Central. Queen of Scots, seen at Newark Northgate |
| 13/05/1962 | D253 | | Stabled at Holbeck Depot | |
| 28/07/1962 | D253 | | 2/00pm Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley | Heart of Midlothian, seen at Grantham |
| 09/08/1962 | D253 | | 1/00pm Kings Cross - Newcastle | |
| 11/08/1962 | D253 | 1A34 | 2/00pm Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley | Seen at Newark Northgate |
| 25/08/1962 | D253 | | Down Northumbrian | Seen at Aycliffe. 5/10pm |
| 26/08/1962 | D253 | | Seen at York | Station or Depot? |
| 01/09/1962 | D253 | C | Down Class C freight | Seen at Aycliffe, 7/17pm |
| 03/09/1962 | D253 | | 1/00pm Kings Cross - Newcastle | Northumbrian, seen at York |
| 03/11/1962 | D253 | | Heaton - Dringhouses Yard | Seen early afternoon at Darlington |
| 02/12/1962 | D253 | 5G94 | Dringhouses - Newcastle Forth Goods | Seen at Stockton 12/08pm. ECML engineering diversion |
| 08/12/1962 | D253 | C | Seen at Darlington | Up class C freight. Mid afternoon |
| 03/02/1963 | D253 | | Seen at Kings Cross Station | On? |
| 14/03/1963 | D253 | | Appleby - Leeds | < Ecs crew training run |
| 14/03/1963 | D253 | | Leeds - Appleby | Ecs crew training run > |
| 26/04/1963 | D253 | | 2/05pm Kings Cross - York/Hull | Seen at Peterborough North |
| 26/04/1963 | D253 | 1A01 | 7.43am York - Kings Cross | Seen at Newark Northgate |
| 07/05/1963 | D253 + 61256 | | 9.16am York - Kings Cross | To Grantham, removed & 60106 forward |
| 20/07/1963 | D253 | | Up Royal Scot | Seen at Shap |
| 02/08/1963 | D253 | 1A37 | Up Northumbrian | Seen at Newcastle |
| 12/08/1963 | D253 | 1??? | Lowestoft - York | Seen at York |
| 25/08/1963 | D253 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
| 06/09/1964 | D253 | | Seen at York Station | On? |
# | 03/10/1964 | D253 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
| 08/10/1964 | D253 | | 6/12pm Kings Cross - York | Loco was booked to work a parcels train off Kings Cross, but loco for the 6/12pm, D9016 became derailed in the Loco Sidings. |
| 05/12/1964 | D253 | | Stabled at Doncaster Depot | |
| 27/12/1964 | D253 | | Seen at Newark Northgate | Down iron ore |
| 17/04/1965 | D253 | | ? - York Depot | < Northbound light engine |
| 17/04/1965 | D253 | | Seen at York | 3/50pm. Southbound freight > |
# | 24/10/1965 | D253 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
| 03/04/1966 | D253 | | At Crewe Works | In E Shop |
| 04/04/1966 | D253 | | Stabled at Stratford Depot | |
| 24/04/1966 | D253 | | At Crewe Works | Diesel Test Road |
| 30/07/1966 | D253 | | Inverness - York | Motorail |
# | 06/08/1966 | D253 | | 2140 York - Shrewsbury | |
| 03/04/1967 | D253 | | Seen at Helpringham | Up freight |
| 01/07/1967 | D253 | | Seen at Helpringham | Up passenger |
| 10/07/1967 | D253 | | Seen at York | On stock |
| 30/07/1967 | D253 | 5??? | Seen at Hebden Bridge | Ecs |
| 29/12/1967 | D253 | | 1002 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
| 29/07/1968 | D253 | | Seen at Newcastle Station | On ? |
A | 03/11/1968 | 253 | | Stabled at Crewe North Holding Sidings | |
| 17/11/1968 | 253 | | Seen at Crewe Station | Stabled or passing? |
| 19/04/1969 | 253 |   | Seen at Doncaster | On? |
| 29/07/1969 | 253 | | Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | Passenger |
| 01/08/1969 | 253 | | 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
# | 03/01/1970 | 253 | | At York Depot | |
# | 21/01/1970 | 253 | | 1642 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
| 22/01/1970 | 253 | | 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
# | 24/01/1970 | 253 | | 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
| 29/01/1970 | 253 | | 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
# | 11/04/1970 | 253 | | 1000 York - Yarmouth | |
| 12/04/1970 | 253 | | Stabled on March Depot | |
| 08/09/1970 | 253 | | Stabled at Manchester Victoria Station | 1745hrs. |
# | 14/10/1970 | 253 |   | Seen at Scunthorpe | On? |
| 13/01/1971 | 253 | 1??? | 0805 Edinburgh Waverley - Aberdeen | |
| 14/01/1971 | 253 | | 1708 York - Hull | |
| 15/01/1971 | 253 | | 1704 York - Manchester Victoria | |
| 30/04/1971 | 253 | | Hull - Kings Cross | Freightliner |
| 27/06/1971 | 253 | | At Crewe Works | |
| 25/07/1971 | 253 | | At Crewe Works | |
| 23/08/1971 | 253 | 2A55 | Seen at Grantham Station | Southbound Highwayman |
| 26/08/1971 | 253 | 1A29 | Seen at Retford Station | Southbound passenger |
| 08/10/1971 | 253 | | 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
| 12/10/1971 | 253 | | 1105 Whitemoor Yard - Ipswich | Freight |
| 22/10/1971 | 253 | 1E15 | Seen at Grantham Station | Southbound passenger |
| 01/11/1971 | 253 | 2A55 | Seen at Grantham Station | Southbound Highwayman |
| 24/11/1971 | 253 | | ? - Kings Cross | Seen at Grantham Station, am |
| 08/12/1971 | 253 | | 0608 Carlisle - Glasgow | Van train |
| 14/02/1972 | 253 | | Fawley- Saint Rollox | Oil train from York |
| 25/04/1972 | 253 | 1L20 | 1420 Kings Cross - Leeds | |
# | 26/04/1972 | 253 |   | Seen at Scunthorpe | On? |
| 22/05/1972 | 253 | | 0705 Cambridge - Kings Cross | |
| 01/06/1972 | 253 | 1L05 | Seen at Grantham Station | Northbound passenger |
| 28/06/1972 | 253 | | 1025 Edinburgh Waverley - Aberdeen | |
# | 15/07/1972 | 253 | | 0900 Edinburgh Waverley - Scarborough | |
| 26/07/1972 | 253 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
| 11/09/1972 | 253 | 1A26 | Seen at Grantham Station | Southbound passenger |
| 16/09/1972 | 253 | | 0943 Birmingham New Street - Liverpool Lime Street | |
| 23/09/1972 | 253 | 1N20 | Seen at Grantham Station | Northbound,additional |
| 07/10/1972 | 253 | | Kings Cross - York | Adex |
| 09/10/1972 | 253 | | Seen at Grantham Station | Ecs |
| 15/10/1972 | 253 | | Stabled at Holbeck Depot | |
| 26/11/1972 | 253 | | Stabled at Stratford Depot | |
| 10/12/1972 | 253 | | Stabled at Finsbury Park Depot | |
| 14/01/1973 | 253 | | Stabled at Finsbury Park Depot | |
# | 23/05/1973 | 253 | | Seen at Manchester Victoria | 1750hrs. Stabled |
| 08/06/1973 | 253 | 3M06 | Sunderland(Brian Mills Depot) - Nottingham | Parcels |
| 30/07/1973 | 253 | 1V92 | 0940 Edinburgh Waverley - Bristol Temple Meads | To Newcastle at least |
# | 12/08/1973 | 253 | | At Polmadie Depot | |
# | 10/11/1973 | 253 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
# | 24/11/1973 | 253 | | Stabled at Gateshead Depot | |
# | 22/12/1973 | 253 | | Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton | Ecs |
| 13/02/1974 | 40053 | 3M06 | Sunderland(Brian Mills Depot) - Nottingham | Parcels |
| 26/02/1974 | 40053 | 3M06 | Sunderland(Brian Mills Depot) - Nottingham | Parcels |
# | 11/03/1974 | 40053 | | Stabled at Manchester Victoria | |
| 05/05/1974 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | |
| 29/05/1974 | 40053 | | Stabled at Springs Branch Depot | |
| 17/06/1974 | 40053 | | 1610 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
| 18/06/1974 | 40053 | 3M06 | Sunderland(Brian Mills Depot) - Nottingham | Parcels |
# | 30/06/1974 | 40053 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
| 14/08/1974 | 40053 | | Seen at Huntingdon Station | On? |
| 14/09/1974 | 40053 | | Stabled at York Depot | 1500hrs |
| 18/09/1974 | 40053 | | Seen at Leeds Station | On? 0900hrs |
| 05/12/1974 | 40053 | | 0830 Leeds - Kings Cross | |
| 03/03/1975 | 40053 | | 0758 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
# | 03/03/1975 | 40053 | 1E10 | 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle | |
# | 04/03/1975 | 40053 | 1E10 | 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle | |
| 22/03/1975 | 40053 | 1T46 | 1730 Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street | |
| 12/05/1975 | 40053 | | Stabled at York Depot | |
| 14/06/1975 | 40053 | 1E79 | 1010 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle | |
| 14/06/1975 | 40053 | | 1550 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street | |
# | 19/07/1975 | 40053 | | Stabled at Holbeck Depot | |
| 26/07/1975 | 40053 | 1E28 | 1920 Aberdeen - Kings Cross | To Edinburgh Waverley |
| 15/09/1975 | 40053 | 1S48 | 0555 Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley | From Newcastle at least |
| 27/09/1975 | 40053 | | Seen at Newcastle Station | On? AM |
| 28/09/1975 | 40053 | | Seen at York Station | On? 1800hrs |
| 29/09/1975 | 40053 | | Seen at Newcastle Station | On? Midmorning |
| 31/10/1975 | 40053 | | Sunderland(Brian Mills Depot) - Nottingham | Parcels |
| 15/11/1975 | 40053 | | Stabled at Gateshead Depot | |
| 06/01/1976 | 40053 | 3J20 | Sunderland Brian Mills - Sheffield | Seen at Newcastle |
# | 18/04/1976 | 40053 | | Seen at Perth | On? |
| 23/04/1976 | 40053 | | Stabled at Gateshead Depot | |
# | 24/04/1976 | 40053 | | Scarborough - ? | Passenger. Seen at York |
| 29/04/1976 | 40053 | | Seen at Huntingdon Station | On? |
| 22/05/1976 | 40053 | | Stabled at Gateshead Depot | |
| 05/06/1976 | 40053 | | Day Excursion(Derby-Edinburgh) | Newcastle-Berwick-Edinburgh |
| 05/06/1976 | 40053 | | Rtn Day Excursion(Derby-Edinburgh) | Edinburgh-Newcastle-York,Failed at York |
| 12/06/1976 | 40053 | | At Fordown in T3 block | Was struck from another ballast train ,being propelled by another class 40 |
| 15/06/1976 | 40053 | | Loco Dumped at Laurencekirk Station | See 12/06/76 |
| 28/07/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn. Loco arrived on this date until cutting during November 1976 |
| 29/07/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 30/07/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 31/07/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 01/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 02/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 03/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 04/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 05/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 06/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 07/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 08/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 09/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 10/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 11/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 12/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 13/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 14/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 15/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 16/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 17/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 18/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 19/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 20/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 21/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 22/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 23/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 24/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 25/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 26/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 27/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 28/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 29/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 30/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 31/08/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 01/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 02/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 03/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 04/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 05/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 06/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 07/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 08/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 09/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 10/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 11/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 12/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 13/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 14/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 15/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 16/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 17/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 18/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 19/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 20/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 21/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 22/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 23/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 24/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 25/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 26/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 27/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 28/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 29/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 30/09/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 01/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 02/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 03/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 04/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 05/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 06/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 07/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 08/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 09/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 10/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 11/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 12/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 13/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 14/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 15/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 16/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 17/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 18/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 19/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 20/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 21/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 22/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 23/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 24/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 25/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 26/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 27/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 28/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 29/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 30/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
# | 30/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | |
| 31/10/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Withdrawn |
| 01/11/1976 | 40053 | | At Crewe Works | Loco cut during November 1976. Can anyone narrow this down? |