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Vehicle 56353 / 54353


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 51195 during the unknown period are:

03/01/59 New to 2D (Coventry) - pending allocation
4w/e 31/01/59 Transferred to 5B (Crewe South)
Apr-59 Transferred to 26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59 Transferred to 24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 01/06/63 Transferred to 9A (Longsight)
w/e 12/09/64 Transferred to 9D (Newton Heath)
3w/e 02/10/65 Transferred to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56353 are:

06/04/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
28/09/86 Withdrawn from NC (Norwich)

Notes

31st October 1987 - Seen at Tinsley Yard
27th December 1987 - Seen in Tinsley Yard

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56353 - original number
54353 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Dec-72 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51195 56353 As delivered to 2D - 3rd January 1959 - pending allocation
51195 56353 Transfer to 26A - Apr-59
51192 56353 Noted 04/11/68 - at Crewe1
51174 56353 Noted 03/11/72 - at Crewe1
51197 56353 Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester2
CR247 51197 56353 Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester, 56353 displayed CR2402
51180 56353 Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno2
51180 56353 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Rock Ferry3
50395 56353 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
51181 56353 Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot2
51181 56353 Noted 06/07/1977 - 2D66, 09.41 Wolverhampton to Chester4
51194 56353 Noted 07/09/77 - at Machynlleth2
51199 56353 Noted 22/10/1980 - At Holyhead Station5
51199 56353 Noted circa 06/19824
50628 56353 Noted circa 02/19834
51190 54353 Noted circa 06/19834
51190 54353 Noted circa 03/19844
51190 54353 Noted 24/09/85 - at Chester working with 51179 + 543586
53313 54353 Formation change - CH - circa Mar-86
53313 54353 Transfer to NC - 06/04/86 - from CH
87 53313 54353 Formed at NC 06/04/86
53313 54353 Noted 08/04/86 - at Norwich2
80 51180 54353 Noted 13/12/87 - at Norwich2

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Crewe

August 1971

Set number: CR240

A Met-Camm set, probably from Chester / North Wales, empties its passengers upon terminating at Crewe in August 1971. The closest vehicle appears to be M56353. Mel Smith.

Class 101 DMU at Llandudno Junction carriage shed

6th March 1982

This was a (now cropped) image of the Class 40 but it is a good view of the exhaust on the rear of the partner to M56353, possibly M51199. Taken in the carriage shed at Llandudno Junction on 6 March 1982. Commander Bond.

Class 101 DMU at Snailwell

6th August 1988

54353 was a spare class 101 trailer at Norwich when transferred from Chester. Looks like it was never used at Norwich as no set number in the window. Seen at Snailwell on 6 August 1988. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: June 1972

Two Metro-Cammell Class "101" Local Passenger 2-car dmu Nos.M51175 (101/2), M56353 (144) & M56357 (144), M51200 (101/2) in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends, approaching Aberdovey on a Machynlleth - Pwllheli service, 06/72. Hugh Llewelyn.