Vehicle 51555 / 78722
Class 111
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30509
Diagram: 617
Allocations
| 06/01/60 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| 2w/e 30/04/60 | Transferred to | 55F (Manningham) | |
| 3w/e 02/07/60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 09/03/89 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) PXXZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
51555 - original number
78722 - from circa Nov-84 (single engine conversion)
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated 24/08/1979 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51545 | 51555 | As delivered to 56G - 6th January 1960 | |||||||
| 51545 | 51555 | Transfer to 55F - 2w/e 30/04/60 | |||||||
| 51545 | 51555 | Noted 26th Jun 1960 | |||||||
| 51545 | 51555 | Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60 | |||||||
| 51545 | 59525 | 59536 | 51555 | Listed at 55H - 5w/e 06/08/60 | |||||
| 51548 | 59105 | 51555 | Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City1 | ||||||
| 51544 | 59086 | 51555 | Noted 07/10/67 - at Leeds City1 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59536 | 51555 | Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City1 | ||||||
| 51548 | 59570 | 51555 | Noted 23/05/1969 - Leeds, on 17.22 to Normanton2 | ||||||
| 51542 | 59524 | 51555 | Noted 17/10/1969 - Leeds2 | ||||||
| 51544 | 59532 | 51555 | Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds2 | ||||||
| 51544 | 59532 | 59525 | 51555 | 02/05/70 - on BLS Crigglestone railtour1 | |||||
| 51545 | 59525 | 51555 | Noted 23/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | ||||||
| 51547 | 59525 | 51555 | Noted 19/08/70 - at Leeds1 | ||||||
| 51549 | 59525 | 51555 | Noted 29/08/70 - at York1 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59525 | 51555 | Noted 06/11/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | ||||||
| 51440 | 59525 | 51555 | Noted 11/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.3 | ||||||
| L176 | 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted circa 19713 | |||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 06/10/1973 - at Southport4 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 06/10/1973 - at Southport4 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 16/01/76 - at Cambridge5 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 11/02/76 - at Brough1 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 13/11/1977 - Botanic Gardens6 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 17/06/1978 - Leeds6 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 19/08/1978 - Leeds6 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 04/02/1979 - Doncaster6 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 05/04/1980 - at Leeds City6 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 13/12/1980 - on Neville Hill depot6 | ||||||
| 51545 | 59534 | 51555 | Noted 18/04/1982 - in Doncaster Works6 | ||||||
| 51545 | 51555 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||||
| 51545 | 51555 | Noted circa 03/19833 | |||||||
| 51545 | 51555 | Noted circa 10/19833 | |||||||
| 51545 | 51555 | Noted 15/09/1984 - at Huddersfield 6 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Listed at NL - 01/01/85 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 19/02/85 - at Doncaster5 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted circa 02/19863 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 22/02/1986 - at Leeds City 6 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 25/03/86 - at Norwich5 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 07/04/1986 - at Lancaster 6 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 17/07/86 - at York5 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 28/07/1986 - at Preston 6 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 19th August 1986 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 29/09/19863 | |||||||
| 78972 | 78722 | Noted 01/12/19863 | |||||||
| 78961 | 78722 | Listed at - 22/11/87 | |||||||
| 202 | 78960 | 78722 | Formation change - NL - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 78722 (ex-203) replaced 78711 (to 203) | ||||||
| 78960 | 78722 | Listed at NL - early Apr-88 | |||||||
| 78960 | 78722 | Noted 22/08/1988 - at Manchester Piccadilly6 | |||||||
| 78960 | 78722 | Noted 18/09/88 - on 21:34 Sheffield-Retford | |||||||
| 78960 | 78722 | Noted 25/10/88 - on 10:45 Sunderland - Newcastle service7 | |||||||
| 78960 | 78722 | Noted 25/11/1988 - on Neville Hill depot6 | |||||||
| 205 | 78964 | 78722 | Listed at NL - Feb-89 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley
7: Graeme Phillips
Images:
2nd May 1970
51555 + 59525 + 59532 + 51544 in Sheffield Midland after working the BLS 'The Crigglestone Tour' on May 2nd, 1970. Leonard Rogers.
2nd July 1974
A Class 111 DMU set (E51555 + E59234 + E51545) departs from March station on 2 July 1974. Alistair Ness.
19th July 1975
Two three-car Class 111s, E51555 seems to be leading, departs from Skipton with the 15:35 Leeds - Morecambe service on 19 July 1975. Michael Mensing.
2nd October 1979
E51555 is closest vehicle, a Rolls-Royce powered DMC, seen at York station on the 2nd October 1979. Malcolm Clements.
7th April 1990
Class 111 78722 seen on the left. Hastings car 60038 set 1034 to the right at Snailwell on 7th April 1990. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 9th September 1973
We called into Skipton on 9 September 1973 on our way home from a wedding in Yorkshire. As it was a Sunday the station was very quiet, with just this 3 car dmu, and a 2 car set also, in the sidings. This set was made up of Class 111 cars 51545 + 59534 + 51555. The 2 car set, not in this photo, was 50137 + 56090. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 16th June 1988
A Class 111 DMU formed of 78960 + 78722 in Morecambe station on Thursday 16 June 1988. Leeds is on the destination blind and the vehicles were allocated to Neville Hill. David Russon.