Vehicle 51560
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
| 08/03/60 | New to | 56G (Hammerton Street) | |
| May-60 | Transferred to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | NL | |
| 24/10/82 | Withdrawn from | NL (Neville Hill) |
Refurbished
At Doncaster Works dated circa 03/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by CF Booth Ltd, on location at Leeds station
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51550 | 51560 | As delivered to 56G - 8th March 1960 | |||||||
| 51550 | 59532 | 51560 | Noted 15/08/1970 - at Sheffield Midland1 | ||||||
| 51550 | 59532 | 51560 | Noted 18/09/70 - at Doncaster2 | ||||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City3 | |||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland3 | |||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 24/12/1971 - at York4 | |||||
| 50273 | 59188 | 59240 | 51560 | Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria1 | |||||
| 51542 | 59106 | 51560 | Noted 24/04/1973 - at Scarborough1 | ||||||
| 51543 | 59240 | 59188 | 51560 | Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland3 | |||||
| 50273 | 59240 | 59188 | 51560 | Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield3 | |||||
| 51556 | 59055 | 59089 | 51560 | Noted 16/09/75 - at Hull2 | |||||
| 51543 | 59524 | 51560 | Noted 27/11/75 - at Cambridge3 | ||||||
| 50273 | 59240 | 59188 | 51560 | Noted 12/02/76 - at Brough2 | |||||
| 51543 | 59524 | 51560 | Noted circa 01/19775 | ||||||
| 51543 | 51560 | Noted 16/01/19825 | |||||||
| 51543 | 51560 | Noted circa 04/19825 |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
circa March 1960
An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ228) showing the drivers compartment of E51560 circa March 1960. Apart from the cab window frames it was painted a much lighter colour than the first batch of these vehicles. Metropolitan Cammell.
Unknown date
A Class 111 DMU stabled at Sheffield with DMCL E51560 closest. Trans-Pennine E51964 is on the right. Date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Unknown date
A three-car Class 111 DMU (E51560 closest) departing Sheffield with a Barnsley service, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa March 1960
An official image (Metropolitan Cammell negative DZ224) showing E51550 + E59573 and presumably E51560 on a test run at Aldridge. Of note is that records show the power cars went new to 56G on 08/03/60, the buffet car went new to 50B but not until May 1960. Metropolitan Cammell.