Vehicle 56154
Class 103
Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30287
Diagram: 645
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 50399 during the unknown period are:
| 3w/e 22/03/58 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| May-58 | Transferred to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
| Oct-58 | On loan to | 18A (Toton) | |
| 4w/e 29/11/58 | Ex-loan back to | 3C (Ryecroft) | |
| Jun-60 | Depot code change | 21F | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2G | |
| w/e 07/01/67 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) |
Then the allocations for 56154 are:
| 14/10/73 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, on location at Chester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50399 | 56154 | As delivered to 6G - March 1958 | |||||||
| 50399 | 56154 | Noted 01/01/70 - at Crewe1 | |||||||
| 50399 | 56154 | Noted 06/08/1971 - at Shrewsbury2 | |||||||
| 50407 | 56154 | Noted 08/05/1972 - At Chester Station when runaway freight train crashed and caught fire. 50407 damaged and withdrawn soon after.3 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
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