Vehicle 56344 / 54344

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Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 51186 during the unknown period are:

29/11/58	New to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Sep-63	Depot code change	2H
4w/e 06/02/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56344 are:

22/06/86	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
23/11/86	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
15/02/87	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56344 - original number
54344 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 23/02/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51186	56344							As delivered to 3E - 29th November 1958
	51183	56344							Noted 26/05/1973 - at Crewe1
CR233	51183	56344							Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester, 56344 displayed CR2392
CR229	51179	56344							Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno Junction, 56344 had set number CR2392
	51179	56344							Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3
	51179	56344							Noted 10/09/76 - in Manchester Victoria2
	51183	56344							Noted 11/10/1977 - Bangor4
	51183	56344							Noted 19/11/1977 - Chester4
	51183	56344							Noted circa 08/19794
	51175	56344							Noted circa 04/19814
	51175	56344							Noted 27/10/81 - at Chester
	51183	56344							Noted 29/03/19824
	51183	56344							Noted circa 08/19824
	51183	56344							Noted 21/03/1983 - Crewe4
	51183	54344							Noted circa 06/19834
	51183	54344							Noted 08/08/1983 - on Conwy Valley with 53925-515654
	51183	54344							Noted 09/12/85 - on 06:48 Stoke - Crewe service with 54335 + 511785
	51183	54344							Noted 19/02/86 - on 17:06 Crewe - Stoke with 51185 + 543525
	51183	54344							Noted circa 03/19864
	51183	54344							Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Stoke Garden Festival duties
	51183	54344							Noted 24/07/1986 - at Llandudno Junction - still in the Chester area a month after being reallocated to Norwich.6
71	51183	54344							Noted 07/08/86 - at Norwich2
71	51183	54344							Formed at NC p/e 03/09/86
	51183	54344							Transfer to HT - 23/11/86 - from NC

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Robert Chilton

Images:

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22nd July 1961

The 1.15pm Leamington Spa Avenue - Nuneaton service arrives into Coventry station on 22 July 1961. It is formed of a two-car Met-Camm DMU led by DTCL M56344. Michael Mensing.

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22nd September 1979

With its gangway removed Class 101 DTCL M56344 is seen on Chester Depot on 22 September 1979. Brian Daniels.

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27th June 1989

Class 101 DTSL M54344 at Snailwell on 27 June 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 27th October 1981

Class 101 Met Camm DMU 51175 + 56344 at Chester on 27-10-81. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.