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Vehicle 50039 / 53039


Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp / Albion 238hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30209
Diagram: 516

Allocations

27/02/57 New to 40A (Lincoln)
May 1973Depot code changeLN
04/10/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
15/05/89 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) PTSX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50039 - original number
53039 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 29/10/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50039 56039 As delivered to 40A - 27th February 1957
50038 56015 50039 Noted 1957
50039 56039 Noted 13th Aug 1959
50039 56024 Noted 01/04/69 - in Sheffield Midland1
50039 56039 Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland2
50039 56039 Noted 14/08/1973 - at Derby3
50039 56029 Noted 17/04/74 - at Leeds with 50025/560251
50039 56034 Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster2
50039 56013 Noted 08/10/75 - at Brough1
50039 56013 Noted 26/10/75 - at Brough1
50039 56014 Noted 06/12/75 - at Brough with 50003/560131
50039 56013 Noted 13/01/76 - at Brough1
50039 56012 Noted 10/06/76 - at Cambridge2
50039 56012 Noted 10/09/76 - at Grantham2
50039 56037 Noted 21/02/77 - at Brough1
50039 56013 Noted 13/12/80
50039 56001 Noted circa 04/19824
50039 56001 Noted 08/05/1982 - Special Train Cleethorpes-Spalding 50039-56001+56049-50033+50012-56043
50039 56042 Noted circa 02/19834
53039 54042 Noted circa 05/19844
53039 54003 Noted circa 03/19854
53039 54024 Noted 20/05/86 - at York2
53039 54023 Noted 06/06/87 - on Worksop - Shirebrook services5
T233 53039 54024 Noted 26/10/87
53039 54024 Noted 14th February 1988
T233 53039 54024 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T233 53039 54024 Noted circa 05/19884
53039 54024 Noted 30/07/88 - on 10:06 Nottingham - Derby
T233 53039 54024 Noted circa 03/19894

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 114 DMU at Nottingham

18th September 1983

A Class 114 DMU with DMBS E53039 closest in Nottingham station with a Grantham service on 18 September 1983. Robert Thomas.

Class 114 DMU at Snailwell

22nd February 1991

Set number: T233

Class 114 53039 (T233) at Snailwell on 22nd February 1991. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 13th December 1980

The 12.38 Doncaster - Cambridge dmu passes Whitemoor Jn on December 13th 1980. Class 114 Derby 'heavyweight' set E56013 + E50039 is leading a hybrid Norwich set no. 79 consisting of Class 104 BRCW motor car E50597 and Cravens built Class 105 trailer E56131. Many of the Lincoln allocated class 114s had been repainted and refurbished by this time, but this set is still in BR standard blue. Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: 26th October 1987

Set number: TS233

Recently transferred from Lincoln to Tyseley, set T233 (54024 + 53039) is seen at Llandrinod Wells with 55034 on the rear. They are working the 10:42 Shrewsbury - Llandovery service on October 26th, 1987. Tom Clift.