Vehicle 56332 / 54332

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Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 51174 during the unknown period are:

w/e 04/10/58	New to	3C (Ryecroft)
4w/e 29/11/58	Transferred to	3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60	Depot code change	21E
Sep-63	Depot code change	2H
3w/e 31/01/65	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
2w/e 09/10/65	Transferred to	15A (Leicester Midland)
4w/e 01/01/66	Transferred to	2G (Ryecroft)
2w/e 10/09/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56332 are:

28/09/86	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
07/07/91	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) PCAX
10/05/92	Transferred to	LO (Longsight) RCLO
09/06/92	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RCLO

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56332 - original number
54332 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 29/03/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51174	56332							As delivered to - October 1958
	51177	56332							Noted 31/07/60 - on a Birmingham New Street - Ramsgate special between 51182 + 56343 / 50307 + 59118 + 50325
	51177	56332							Noted 31/07/1960 - Worked excursion from Birmingham to Ramsgate. Full formation 51182-56343-51177-56332-50307-59118-503251
	51174	56332							Noted 03/05/69 - in Manchester Exchange2
	51174	56332							Noted 16/08/70 - in Manchester area3
	51187	56332							Noted 25/07/73 - on 1518 Wolverhampton-Chester
CR224	51187	56332							Noted 09/09/73 - on Chester depot3
	51187	56332							Noted 22/06/74 - at Chester3
	51192	56332							Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria2
	51192	56332							Noted 11/04/1977 - 2D62, 09.33 Manchester Victoria to Llandudno1
	51187	56332							Noted 30/08/1979 - on 17:43 Chester to Wolverhampton, unit detached at Shrewsbury, with unit 50320, 59279 and 50732 continuing and unit 50932 and 51569 detached at Wrexham4
	51187	56332							Noted circa 05/19821
	51187	54332							Noted circa 01/19841
	51187	54332							Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
	51187	54332							Noted 30/07/1986 - at Derby - as 4 car set with 51188-543485
67	51187	54332							Formed at NC circa Oct-86
67	51187	54332							Noted 21/11/86 - at Norwich3
67	51187	54332							Listed at NC - Apr-87
67	51187	54332							Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich5
67	51187	54332							Listed at NC - Dec-87
67	51187	54332							Noted 26/03/19881
67	51187	54332							Listed at NC - Feb-90
67	51187	54332							Noted circa 08/19901
67	51187	54332							Listed at CA - Jul-91
67	51187	54332							Listed at CA - Aug-91
67	51187	54332							Listed at CA - Dec-91
	51187	54332							Noted 29/01/92 - On 16:44 Gainsborough - Peterborough, 19:19 Peterborough - Spalding and 19:48 Spalding - Peterborough6

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

Images:

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4th July 1981

Two refurbished Class 101 DMUs arrive at Towyn led by M56332. They are working the 12:20 Pwllheli-Dovey Junction on 4 July 1981. Robert Thomas.

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23rd August 1986

A two-car Class 101 (54332 at the front) and a two-car Class 108 arrives at Machynlleth with the 13:35 from Aberystwyth on August 23rd, 1986. Hamish Stevenson.

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1987

Set number: 67

Two-car Class 101 DMU set 67 (presumably 54332 + 51187) approaches Gainsborough Lea Road station with a service for Doncaster in 1987. The signalbox is a Great Northern design from the late 1800s, with 36 levers. Andrew Walker.

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circa 1988/9

Set number: 67

Taken circa 1988 / 1989, ER Class 101 2-car set 67 is seen in Cambridge station, presumably formed of 54332 + 51187. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 4th April 1988

Set number: 67

Norwich Set 67 51187 and 54332 at Ely North Junction with 14.10 Cambridge to Kings Lynn on 4tn April 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

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Date: 5th October 1988

Set number: 67

Class 101 51187+54332 approaching Norwich on the 5th October 1988. Kevin Law.

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Date: 7th August 1989

Set number: 67

Class 101 set 67 (presumably 51187 + 54332) seen in Cambridge station on the 7th August 1989. Mike Cooper.

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Date: 21st March 1991

Set number: 67

Met-Camm set 67 (51187 + 54332) seen near Ely on March 21, 1991. Nicholas Youngman.