Vehicle 56019 / 54019

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Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641

Allocations

01/01/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
2w/e 02/05/59	Transferred to	41A (Darnall)
2w/e 30/04/61	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
04/10/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
20/03/89	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PTSX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56019 - original number
54019 - from 1984 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Mar-79 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 20/11/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50019	56019							As delivered to 40A - 1st January 1957
	50019	56019							Noted 26th Jun 1960
	50019	56019							Noted 26th Jun 1960
	50019	56019							Noted 15/09/62
	50007	56019							Noted May 1968
	50019	56019							Noted 01/04/69 - at Sheffield Midland1
	50008	56019							Noted 02/01/71
	50008	56019							Noted 12/08/1971 - at York2
	50008	56019							Noted 30/10/1971 - at York2
	50019	56019							Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster between 50038/56038 + 50027/560271
	50019	56019							Noted 08/09/73 - at York3
	50036	56019							Noted 24/08/74 - at Sheffield Midland3
	50036	56019							Noted 27/08/1974 - at Sheffield Midland4
	50019	56019							Noted 03/09/77 - at Doncaster3
	50019	56019							Noted 07/01/78 - on 1100 Cleethorpes-Newark Northgate
	50008	56019							Noted circa 04/19825
	50018	56019							Noted circa 03/19835
	50018	56019							Noted 30/04/1983 - Leeds5
	53022	54019							Noted 27/12/85
	53022	54019							Noted circa 09/19865
	53022	54019							Noted 25th February 1987
	53022	54019							Noted 24/04/1987 - at Sheffield6
	53037	54019							Noted 05/07/1987 - at Sheffield - as 4 car set with 78719-789696
T232	53037	54019							Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
	53037	54019							Noted 17/08/88 - on 16:30 Doncaster-Skegness
T232	53037	54019							Noted circa 12/19885

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton

Images:

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15th September 1962

E56019 and E50019 are seen in Birmingham New Street on September 15th, 1962, forming the 4.23pm service to Derby. The DTC has an unusual shape of whiskers, the DMBS has two exhaust pipes, not the joined box Derby vehicles normally had in this era. Both vehicles carry electrification flashes. Michael Mensing.

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5th February 1977

E56019 heads a Class 114 set in Bingley station on 5th February 1977. Rex Holt.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 15th September 1962

E50019 receives some attention from fitters at Birmingham New Street on September 15th, 1962. It is seen at around 3.50pm after arriving from the Leicester direction with E56019 and a three-car Cravens set. Michael Mensing.

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Date: August 1971

A couple of slightly unusual Derby Heavyweight units at Grantham in August 1971. On the left E56019 carries an early version of the rail blue livery with just a yellow panel and the BR logo on the cab door. On the right the set of formed of two DMBSs with a Met-Camm centre car inbetween (E50018 + E59542 + E50003). Mel Smith.