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<- 56358 | 56359 | 56360 ->

Vehicle 56359 / 54359


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 51201 during the unknown period are:

24/01/59 New to 26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 30/01/60 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
Apr-60 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
5w/e 06/07/63 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63Depot code change9D
3w/e 02/10/65 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56359 are:

22/06/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
18/01/87 Transferred to RG (Reading)
10/05/87 Stored U. RG (Reading)
16/07/87 Withdrawn from RG (Reading)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56359 - original number
54359 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 03/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51201 56359 As delivered to 26A - 24th January 1959
51201 56359 Noted 12/02/61 - in Blackpool Central station
51193 56359 Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester1
51192 56359 Noted 31/05/1975 - at Shrewsbury 2
51196 56359 Noted 28/08/75 - at Crewe3
51180 56359 Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station3
CR241 51180 56359 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury, set number only on 563593
51200 56359 Noted 18/02/1979 - at Crewe Station4
51200 56359 Noted 10th July 1980
51200 56359 Noted circa 08/19805
51200 56359 Noted 22/10/1980 - At Chester Station4
51200 56359 Noted 30/08/1981 - Lea Valley Railway Club Churnet Charger Railtour 56359-51200 + 51197-56339 + 51578-59580-51587
51200 56359 Noted circa 08/19825
51200 54359 Noted circa 06/19835
51200 54359 Noted circa 10/19845
51200 54359 Noted 06/03/85 - at Crewe
51200 54359 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Stoke Garden Festival duties
51200 54359 Noted 21/06/86 - attached with 53206 + 54058 to 53101 59054 53890 (TS610) on a Birmingham - Norwich service, the 101s were being transferred CH to NC3
73 51200 54359 Formed at NC circa late Jun-86
73 51200 54359 Noted circa 08/19865
51200 54359 Transfer to RG - 18/01/87 - from NC

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Rock Ferry

13th April 1985

Class 101 unit at Rock Ferry on 13th April 1985. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 6th March 1985

51200 + 54359 Crewe 06.03.1985 Martin Baumann.