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Vehicle 50277 / 53277 / 78714

Class 111

BR Diagram 616

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: 30268
Diagram: 616

Allocations

08/01/58 New to 56G (Hammerton Street)
Jan-67 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
May-73Depot code changeNL
21/09/89 Withdrawn from NL (Neville Hill) PZQZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50277 - original number
53277 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
78714 - from 04/08/85 (single engine conversion)

Modifications

04/08/85 - Single engine conversion

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 09/07/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50287 59107 50277 As delivered to 56G - 8th January 1958
50287 59107 50277 Noted 03/11/66 - at Doncaster1
50287 59107 50277 Transfer to 55H - Jan-67
50287 59108 50277 Noted 15/08/1970 - at York2
50287 59108 50277 Noted 29/08/70 - at York1
L171 50284 59532 50277 Noted circa 19713
50284 59532 50277 03/04/71 - on BLS Durham Area Railtour1
50284 59532 50277 Noted 16/08/1971 - at Doncaster4
50284 59572 50277 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Leeds4
L171 50284 59532 50277 Noted 08/09/73 - at York5
L171 50284 59532 50277 Noted 29/08/74 - at York, set number only on solebar of centre car5
50284 59532 50277 Noted 30/08/1974 - at Sheffield2
50284 59532 50277 Noted 02/11/1974 - at Sheffield 2
50284 59532 50277 Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot5
50284 59532 50277 Noted 08/09/75 - at Brough1
50284 59532 50277 Noted 11/09/75 - at Brough1
50284 59532 50277 Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
50284 59532 50277 Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria1
50284 50277 Noted circa 10/19823
50284 50277 Noted circa 03/19833
53277 53284 Noted 30/04/1983 - Leeds3
53277 53284 Noted 24/04/19843
53277 53284 Listed at NL - 01/01/85
78964 78714 Noted 19th August 1986
78964 78714 Noted 25/10/86 - on 14:05 York - Leeds via Harrogate6
78964 78714 Noted 25/10/19863
78964 78714 Noted 05/11/19863
78964 78714 Noted 26/05/1987 - LCGB (North West Branch) The South Yorkshireman Railtour 78714-78964 + 53012-54003
78964 78714 Listed at - 22/11/87
78964 78714 Noted 29th January 1988
78964 78714 Listed at NL - early Apr-88
78964 78714 Noted 22/07/88 - on 22:22 Lincoln-Sheffield
209 78971 78714 Listed at NL - Feb-89
78964 78714 Noted 06/02/897
NL205 78964 78714 Listed at NL - 05/09/89

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Baumann
7: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 111 DMU at Port Clarence

3rd April 1971

50277 + 59532 + 50284 at the Port Clarence stop on the BLS Durham Area railtour on 3rd April 1971. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 111 DMU at Leamside

3rd April 1971

50277 + 59532 + 50284 at the Leamside stop on the BLS Durham Area railtour on 3rd April 1971. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 111 DMU at York

June 1978

Class 111 E50277 at York. June 1978. Nicholas Youngman Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 3rd April 1971

50284 + 59532 + 50277 at the Port Clarence stop on the BLS Durham Area railtour on 3rd April 1971. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 3rd April 1971

50284 + 59532 + 50277 at the Leamside stop of the BLS Durham Area railtour on 3rd April 1971. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 3rd April 1971

50284 + 59532 + 50277 at the Leamside stop of the BLS Durham Area railtour on 3rd April 1971. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 3rd April 1971

50284 + 59532 + 50277 at Ryhope Grange Junction with the BLS Durham Area railtour on 3rd April 1971. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 24th October 1987

Class 111 Met Camm DMU 78964 + 78714 (DHBS + DHCL) stabled at Cambridge station on 24-10-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 24th October 1987

Class 111 Metro Cammell DHBS 78964 stabled at Cambridge on 24-10-87, with 78714. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 29th January 1988

The 12:25 Retford - Sheffield arrives at Darnall station on the 29th January 1988 formed of E78964 + E78714. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 19th June 1988

Class 111 vehicles 78964 and 78714 with 37057 for company in Doncaster Works on 19 June 1988. Keith Miller.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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