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Vehicle 56063 / 54063


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30262
Diagram: 630

Allocations

28/05/57 New to 54A (Sunderland)
Jun-57 On loan to 9D (Buxton)
Jul-57 Ex-loan back to 54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to South Gosforth
4w/e 31/10/59 On loan to 51A (Darlington)
4w/e 16/04/60 Transferred to 51A (Darlington)
May-73Depot code changeDN
2w/e 25/07/76 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
04/10/87 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56063 - original number
54063 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 30/07/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50211 56063 As delivered to 54A - 28th May 1957
50211 56063 Transfer to 54A - 4w/e 07/09/57 - ex-loan LMR
50211 56063 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 31/10/59 - on loan
50211 56063 Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 16/04/60
50215 56063 Noted 31/08/71 - at Darlington1
51206 56063 Noted 05/08/1974 - at Newcastle 2
50215 56063 Noted 26/08/74 - at Newcastle Central3
50215 56063 Noted 11/1974 - at Darlington 2
51219 56063 Noted 19/11/75 - at Brough1
51219 56063 Noted 19/11/75 - at Brough1
51219 56063 Noted 01/12/75 - at York1
51219 56063 Noted 31/03/1976 - at Darlington2
50134 56063 Noted circa 01/19774
50164 56063 Noted 25/03/78 - at Keighley
50134 56063 Noted 15/04/79 - on 16:15 Leeds - Skipton5
50134 56063 Noted 29/06/80 - between Morecombe Carnforth Lancaster area6
50134 56063 Noted circa 04/19824
50134 56063 Noted circa 02/19834
53134 54063 Noted circa 10/19834
53134 54063 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
53134 54063 Noted circa 05/19864
53134 54063 Noted 13/10/19864
53134 54063 Noted 01/08/87 - on 06:08 Chesterfield - Sheffield
53134 54063 Noted 31/08/87 - at Ravensthorpe

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: Shayne Lewis

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Wakefield Westgate

2nd July 1977

Met-Camm DTC E56063 at Wakefield Westgate on July 2, 1977. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Doncaster Works

31st July 1983

Standing in the works yard at Doncaster on accomodation bogies are Class 101 numbers E56063 and E51440. 31 July 1983. Keith Long.

Class 101 DMU at Leeds

20th June 1985

Just arrived at Leeds City Station on 22nd June 1985 is a Met-Camm Class 101 DMU with 54063 closest. AndrewHA.

Class 101 DMU at Ravensthorpe

31st August 1987

54063 & 53134 at Ravensthorpe, 31/8/87. Malcolm Clements.