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Vehicle 56054 / 54054


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30260
Diagram: 630

Allocations

15/05/57 New to 51A (Darlington)
Oct-61 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 02/12/61 Ex-loan back to 51A (Darlington)
3w/e 02/03/63 Transferred to 55F (Manningham)
28/02/65 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
w/e 05/03/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton) - Sent as a replacement for accident damaged 56304
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
26/05/68 On loan to 31A (Cambridge)
w/e 01/06/68 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
3w/e 30/06/68 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
May-71 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
w/e 07/11/76 Transferred to DN (Darlington)
13/05/84 Transferred to HT (Heaton) - Darlington closed
10/03/88 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) - as LMR list, ER had to Crewe 28/02
Mar-88 Stored CP
3w/e 20/05/88 Reinstated TS (Tyseley)
02/10/88 Transferred to CH (Chester)
4w/e 03/12/88 Transferred to CP PSPX
17/05/89 Withdrawn from CP PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56054 - original number
54054 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 01/05/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50202 56054 Noted 8th May 1957 - On test between Castle Bromwich and Aldridge
50202 56054 As delivered to 51A - 15th May 1957
50209 56054 Transfer to 50C - Oct-61 - on loan
50209 56054 Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 02/12/61 - ex-loan
50202 56054 Transfer to 55F - 3w/e 02/03/63
50202 56054 Transfer to 55H - 28/02/65
50203 56054 Noted 05/06/65 - at York1
51112 56054 Transfer to 64H - 3w/e 30/04/66
50153 56054 Noted 18/08/69 - at Cambridge1
51274 56054 Noted 18/09/70 - at Cambridge1
50153 56054 Noted 22/05/71 - at Leeds City1
50153 56054 Noted 16/08/1971 - at York2
L146 50202 56054 Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster, set number on solebar of power car3
50153 56054 Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds1
50134 56054 Noted Sep-76 - at Selby1
50223 56054 Noted 14/02/81 - on 12:55 Darlington - Hartlepool service
50221 56054 Noted 25/05/81 - at Escrick
50295 56054 Noted circa 12/19814
51219 56054 Noted 02/06/83 - at Darlington
53247 54054 Noted circa 02/19864
T216 51206 54054 Noted circa 05/19884
T216 51206 54054 Formed at TS p/e 17/06/88
T216 53318 54054 Noted 10/07/88 - on 12.50 Birmingham New Street to Norwich service

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Hopton-on-Sea station

Unknown date

E56054 in Hopton-on-Sea station with a Lowestoft bound service. Undated. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Yarmouth South Town

circa June 1969

E56054 is seen at Yarmouth South Town circa June 1969. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Yarmouth South Town

circa June 1969

A 2-car Met-Camm including E56054 is seen at Yarmouth South Town waiting to leave for Lowestoft over the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint line. Circa June 1969. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Newcastle

4th September 1979

E56054 + E50200, Newcastle, 4 September 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 101 DMU at Eaglescliffe

14th February 1981

E56054 + E50223 with the 12:55 Darlington -Hartlepool service at Eaglescliffe on February 14, 1981. Not too long after this picture the up and down goods lines (far right) were lifted, the gantry signal abolished too. John Carter.

Class 101 DMU at Darlington

2nd June 1983

On 02/06/1983, Class 101 cars E56054 E51219 E51247 E54406 stand in sidings within Darlington station. The vehicle nearest the camera still carries its original 56xxx number, but would be renumbered to 54xxx during 1983 as has already happened with the far vehicle and with most others in the series that year. It is also highly unlikely that the front saloon was still being used as first class accommodation by this date. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Newcastle

23rd April 1986

The old and new at Newcastle station, from left to right are 55646 55671 (143005) 54054 and 55654 (143013) The newly delivered 143s are taking over from the Class 101s. Keith Long.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 5th August 1974

Class 111 DMBS E51545 in York station on 5 August 1974. Centre car E59534 is behind and to the right is DTCL E56054. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 25th May 1981

Met-Camm set E50221 + E56054 at Escrick on 25-05-81. Vincent Haworth.

DMU

Date: 1983

E51219 + E56054 call at North Road, Darlington, in 1983 with a service heading for Bishop Auckland. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 10th July 1988

Set number: 216

Leaving Ely Station with the 12.50 Birmingham New Street to Norwich are Class 101 M53318 and E54054 (set T216). Nicholas Youngman.