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Set 86

These formations have been noted:

50230 59523 50235 Noted circa late 1972 - at Ipswich1
50230 59523 50172 Noted 28/07/73 - at Thetford2
50230 59542 50172 Noted 26/01/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50230 59542 50172 Noted 06/06/74 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50230 59527 50172 Noted 22/01/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50160 59097 50172 Noted 09/06/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50230 59527 50172 Listed at NR - 19/07/75
50571 59223 50590 Noted 23/10/75 - at Bury St Edmunds, 50590 still had old Hull code H39 2
50571 59223 50590 Noted 30/12/75 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50583 59221 50587 Noted 02/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds2
50561 59221 50581 Noted 06/08/78 - at Norwich2
50561 59221 50581 Noted circa 10/19783
50571 59221 50581 Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
50583 59221 50590 Noted 28/03/80
51436 54074 Noted 17/05/83 - at Norwich2
51436 54074 Noted circa 01/19843
53210 54072 Noted 16/07/84 - on 12:20 Norwich to Lowestoft
53210 54072 Noted circa 10/19843
53210 54072 Noted 14/02/19853
51202 54349 Formation change - NC - circa Apr-86
53228 54055 Noted 13/05/86 - at Norwich2
53228 54055 Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
53228 54055 Noted circa 08/19863
53228 54055 Listed at NC - Apr-87
53228 54055 Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich - as 4 car set with 51194-543464
53228 54055 Noted 20/06/19873
53228 54055 Listed at NC - Dec-87
53228 54055 Noted circa 09/19883
53228 54055 Listed at NC - Feb-90
53228 54055 Listed at NC - Jul-91
53228 54055 Listed at NC - Aug-91
53228 54380 Listed at NC - Dec-91

Formation Sources
1: Ipswich Transport Society
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton

Class 101 DMU at Wymondham

1972

Norwich based Met-Camm three-car set 86 at Wymondham in 1972. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at March

circa 1974

E50172 at the front of two three-car Met-Camm sets in March station, circa early/mid 1970s. The vehicle carries window bars on the passenger doors from its time in the north east, it would move back north in October 1975, this time to Hull. John Law.

Class 101 DMU at Nuneaton TV

summer 1975

Norwich allocated three-car Class 101 DMU set 86 at Nuneaton TV circa summer 1975. E50230 leads with Norwich on the destination blind. Phillip Malin.

Class 101 DMU at Syston

4th August 1975

A three-car Class 101 DMU with E50230 closest carrying set number 86 heading home to Norwich at Syston on 4 August 1975. Phillip Malin.

Class 101 DMU at Narborough

2nd September 1975

Norwich-allocated three-car Class 101 DMU set 86 at Narborough on 2 September 1975, E50230 leading. Phillip Malin.

Class 104 DMU at Water Orton

August 1976

A three-car trailer-brake Class 104 set seen between Water Orton and Coleshill during August 1976. It is Norwich allocated set 86, led by E50587. Michael Mensing.

Class 104 DMU at Eccles Road

Unknown date

Two 3-car Class 104 sets at Eccles Road. The closest - set 86 - has Norwich on the destination blind. Date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 104 DMU at March

28th March 1980

This is set 86 comprising E50590, E59221 and at the rear out of frame E50583. The train is the 17.23 Peterborough - Norwich of Friday 28th March 1980 which was pretty much an all stations affair I seem to recall. It is seen arriving at a rather wet March station. Gerard Fletcher.

Class 104 DMU at Cambridge

July 1980

Class 104 DMU set 86 arriving at Cambridge, July 1980, E50590 is presumably leading. Karel 1999.

Class 101 DMU at Lowestoft

16th July 1984

Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU with 54072 foremost (and 53210 behind) after arrival at Lowestoft with the 12-20 ex-Norwich on 16-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich Thorpe

16th July 1984

Class 101 Metro Cammell 2-car DMU 53210 + 54072 at Norwich with the 12-20 to Lowestoft, 16-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Nuneaton

3rd April 1985

Class 101 53210, set number 86, is seen departing Nuneaton for New Street on 03.04.1985. It was based at Norwich at the time. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at Eastfield depot

circa 1986

Class 101 DMBSs 53210 + 53209 at Eastfield TMD circa 1986. The pair are coupled together, and 53210 still carries its former Norwich set number. Spannerman37025.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich

Unknown date

Class 101 DTC 54055 at Norwich. This unit clearly shows it’s blanked top cab marker light position, and also has the LMR brake-pipe layout- this original ER allocated car was among four 2-car sets exchanged with the LMR during the early 1960s, the ER getting the four early Rolls-Royce power trailer sets. 54055 did not return to the ER until the late 1980s, later becoming part of 101662. Mac Winfield.

Class 101 DMU at Cambridge

11th July 1987

Class 101 set 86 (53228 + 54055) arrive into Cambridge on the 11th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Class 101 DMU at Norwich

20th August 1988

Class 101 DTCL no E54055 (with unseen DMBS E53228 behind) at Norwich on 20/08/1988. Robert Chilton.

Class 101 DMU at Waterbeach

12th May 1990

A Class 101 with cars 53228 + 54055 is seen at Waterbeach Station working a 17.20 Peterborough to Ipswich service on 12-5-90. Ian Cuthbertson Collection.


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