Vehicle 56359 / 54359

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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 51201 during the unknown period are:

24/01/59	New to	26A (Newton Heath)
Jun-59	Transferred to	24E (Blackpool Central)
4w/e 30/01/60	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
Apr-60	Transferred to	24E (Blackpool Central)
5w/e 06/07/63	Transferred to	26A (Newton Heath)
Sep-63	Depot code change	9D
3w/e 02/10/65	Transferred to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
4w/e 05/11/66	Transferred to	6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56359 are:

22/06/86	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
18/01/87	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
10/05/87	Stored U.	RG (Reading)
16/07/87	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56359 - original number
54359 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 03/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51201	56359							As delivered to 26A - 24th January 1959
	51201	56359							Noted 12/02/61 - in Blackpool Central station
	51193	56359							Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester1
	51192	56359							Noted 31/05/1975 - at Shrewsbury 2
	51196	56359							Noted 28/08/75 - at Crewe3
	51180	56359							Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station3
CR241	51180	56359							Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury, set number only on 563593
	51200	56359							Noted 02/09/1978 - North Wales4
	51200	56359							Noted 18/02/1979 - at Crewe Station5
	51200	56359							Noted 23/09/1979 - Birkenhead Mollington Street4
	51200	56359							Noted 10th July 1980
	51200	56359							Noted circa 08/19806
	51200	56359							Noted 22/10/1980 - At Chester Station5
	51200	56359							Noted 30/08/1981 - Lea Valley Railway Club Churnet Charger Railtour 56359-51200 + 51197-56339 + 51578-59580-51587
	51200	56359							Noted circa 08/19826
	51200	54359							Noted circa 06/19836
	51200	54359							Noted circa 10/19846
	51200	54359							Noted 06/03/85 - at Crewe
	51200	54359							Noted 08/06/1985 - at Manchester Piccadilly 4
	51200	54359							Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Stoke Garden Festival duties
	51200	54359							Noted 21/06/86 - attached with 53206 + 54058 to 53101 59054 53890 (TS610) on a Birmingham - Norwich service, the 101s were being transferred CH to NC3
73	51200	54359							Formed at NC circa late Jun-86
73	51200	54359							Noted circa 08/19866
	51200	54359							Transfer to RG - 18/01/87 - from NC

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Martin Lumley
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn

Images:

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27th June 1981

M56359 at the rear of a Class 101/108DMU formation departing from Chester with the 13:10 Chester - Crewe service on 27 June 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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13th April 1985

Class 101 unit at Rock Ferry on 13th April 1985. Ian Buck.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 6th March 1985

51200 + 54359 Crewe 06.03.1985 Martin Baumann.