Vehicle 56005 / 54005

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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

07/11/56	New to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
10/05/87	Stored U.	LN (Lincoln)
14/12/87	Reinstated	TS (Tyseley)
17/01/88	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56005 - original number
54005 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 05/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50005	56005							As delivered to 40A - 7th November 1956
	50005	56005							Noted 05/08/661
	50048	56005							Noted May 1968
	50005	56005							Noted 31/12/69 - in Leeds City2
	50006	56005							Noted 18/08/1972 - at Derby3
	50047	56005							Noted 28/04/73 - at Neville Hill open day1
	50004	56005							Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot2
	50014	56005							Noted 06/10/75 - at Brough1
	50020	56005							Noted 07/02/76 - at Brough1
	50015	56005							Noted 11/06/77 - on 0717 York-Sheffield with 50624 + 56196
	50016	56005							Noted 12/06/79 - at Norwich with 50002 + 56027 and 50040 + 56049 probably on an excursion/special2
	50017	56005							Noted circa 10/19824
	53017	54005							Noted 02/03/85 - on Sheffield to New Mills Central service
	53017	54005							Noted 26/06/1986 - at Chettisham with 09.30 Cambridge to Lincoln Central.5

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Nicholas Youngman

Images:

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18th July 1981

A Class 114 with E56005 at the front pauses at New Mills Central on its way to Sheffield, 18th July 1981. Andrew McConnell.

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2nd September 1981

Deltic 55 007 passes E56005 at the front of a Class 114 rake in Doncaster station on September 2, 1981. John Carter.

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9th June 1984

Two Class 114 DMUs - E54005 closest - in Nottingham station on 9 June 1984. Alistair Ness.

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2nd March 1985

Class 114 Derby Heavyweight 2-car DMU 54005 + 53017 arriving at Hathersage with the 12-30 to New Mills Central (from Sheffield) on 2-3-85. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 2nd March 1985

Class 114 Derby Heavywreight 2-car DMU 53017 + 54005 arrived New Mills Central from Sheffield 2-3-85. The Hope Valley stoppers from Sheffield terminated at New Mills during this timetable. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.