Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30260
Diagram: 630
29/04/57 | New to | 51A (Darlington) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | DN | |
w/e 27/11/77 | Transferred to | CA (Cambridge) | |
28/09/86 | Withdrawn from | CA (Cambridge) |
56057 - original number
54057 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
26/11/77 - AWS fitted
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
50205 | 56057 | As delivered to 51A - 29th April 1957 | |||||||
50156 | 56057 | Noted 27/05/70 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
51215 | 56057 | Noted 31/08/71 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
51215 | 56057 | Noted 04/09/71 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
51215 | 56057 | Noted 29/06/73 - at Darlington1 | |||||||
51206 | 56057 | Noted 29/07/73 - at Gateshead | |||||||
N162 | 51255 | 56057 | Noted 07/01/75 - at York, set number only on 560572 | ||||||
50224 | 56057 | Noted 29/10/75 - at York with 50200/560841 | |||||||
51215 | 56057 | Transfer to CA - w/e 27/11/77 | |||||||
51443 | 56057 | Noted 17/07/78 | |||||||
51437 | 56057 | Noted circa 04/19793 | |||||||
51443 | 56057 | Noted 12/07/80 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
51443 | 56057 | Noted 25/07/81 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
51212 | 56057 | Noted circa 08/19833 | |||||||
51212 | 54057 | Noted 25/01/85 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
51212 | 54057 | Noted circa 04/19853 | |||||||
51212 | 54057 | Noted 15/04/85 - at Norwich2 | |||||||
51212 | 54057 | Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85 | |||||||
51212 | 54057 | Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986 | |||||||
17 | 53155 | 54057 | Formed at CA circa Jun-86 | ||||||
17 | 53155 | 54057 | Noted 12/07/86 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
17 | 53155 | 54057 | Noted 28/08/19863 | ||||||
17 | 53155 | 54057 | Noted 13/09/1986 - at Peterborough4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
A Met-Camm formation led by E56057 and E51206 arrives into Gateshead station on July 29, 1973. David Mant.
A Class 101 formed of E56057 + E51443 are seen on the up slow line of the East Coast Main Line near Sandy heading to Hitchin on 17/07/1978. Graeme Phillips Collection.
54057 Class 101 is seen arriving at New Street from Norwich on 21.12.1985. Note it still retains First Class, and has a red buffer beam. Andy Cole.
Arriving at Biggleswade on 13 September 1986 is the 18:25 Huntingdon-Hitchin formed of Met-Camm DMU set 17. The vehicles were DTCL 54057 and DMBS 53155, the DTCL would be withdrawn two weeks later. Dave Warby.
Class 101 DMU set 17 (54057 + 53155) shunt ECS at Hitchin on the evening of 13 September 1986. Dave Warby.