Vehicle 56018 / 54018

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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	Stored U.	LN (Lincoln)
29/06/88	Withdrawn from	LN (Lincoln)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56018 - original number
54018 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Oct-79 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 31/08/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50018	56018							As delivered to 40A - 1st January 1957
	50018	56018							Noted 04/09/67 - at Leeds City1
	50005	56018							Noted May 1968
	50018	56018							Noted 15/08/19702
	50021	56018							Noted 16/08/1971 - at Doncaster3
	50018	56018							Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50042 + 560421
	50018	56018							Noted 24/08/74 - at Grantham4
	50004	56018							Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds1
	50033	56018							Noted 07/11/75 - at Brough1
	50004	56018							Noted 20/11/75 - at Brough1
	50038	56018							Noted Jun-76 - at Sheffield1
	50038	56018							Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds1
	50006	56018							Noted circa 04/19825
	50042	56018							Noted 02/02/83 - at Norwich4
	50042	56018							Noted circa 03/19835
	53008	54018							Noted 19/02/84
	53008	54018							Noted circa 05/19845
	53024	54018							Noted circa 07/19855
	53024	54018							Noted 17/08/85
	53024	54018							Noted 23/08/85 - at Norwich4
	53047	54018							Noted 25/05/86 - on 16:22 Carlisle - Leeds with 51425 + 51504 / 78712 + 789626
	53047	54018							Noted circa 08/19865
	53047	54018							Noted 16/08/86
	53047	54018							Noted 25/11/86
	53047	54018							Noted 04/04/87
	53047	54018							Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds7
	53047	54018							Noted 24/04/1987 - at Barnsley7
	53047	54018							Noted 06/07/87

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

Images:

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circa January 1957

A screen grab from the British Transport Films "The Diesel Train Driver - Dealing With Faults" film. Derby Heavyweight set E50018/E56018 spent time in the Dereham area for the filming, fitted with an appropriate destination blind. Also notable was that neither vehicle had a top marker light. British Transport Films.

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22nd November 1981

In contrasting liveries, a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' two-car DMU formed of cars E56018 & E50006 was approaching Doncaster with a Sheffield to Cleethorpes service on November 22nd 1981. Martyn Hilbert.

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15th March 1982

Derby heavyweight DMU Class 114, E56018 closest, at Sheffield Midland station on 15th March 1982. Paul James.

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4th April 1987

Class 114 E54018 + 53047 and class 101 54379+53293 with the 08.49 Lincoln to Cambridge seen between Chettisham and Ely West Junction, 04.04.87. Nicholas Youngman.

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6th July 1987

Class 114 DMU E54018 + E53047 at York, July 6th 1987. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 15th May 1982

Set number: 53

The 12.38 Doncaster - Cambridge via the GN/GE joint line leaves March on 15th May 1982 formed of Cravens Class 105 set no. 53 E51277 + E56463. On the rear is Lincoln based Class 114 unit E50016 + E56018 which was in a hybrid livery of old and new refurbished paint schemes. E51277 was to last another three years being withdrawn in May 1985. Gerard Fletcher.

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Date: 17th August 1985

Class 114 53024 and 54018 are seen with the 07:28 Sudbury - Colchester departing Mark Tey (at 08:26) on Saturday 17th August 1985. Viewed from the 07:50 Clacton - Liverpool St. Colin Brooks.

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Date: 16th August 1986

Passing March East Junc signal box on 16th August 1986 is a Lincoln based Derby Heavyweight class 114 dmu, made up of cars E53047 & E54018 whilst on the left, probably stabled for the weekend is class 45/0 locomotive 45051 (D74). Andrew J Crowther.

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Date: 25th November 1986

On railtour duty are 2+2 Derby built class 114 dmu's comprising of cars E53047 + E54018 / E54044 + E53013, pause for a photo stop at Rotherham Masborough's platform 4. I have no real recollection of this tour, where it started or finished, who ran it, I've no paperwork for it, Six Bells Junction has drawn a blank, all I know it also visited Wakefield and went through Tinsley Yard, I've a few naff photo's to tell me that, so has anybody out there got any idea's? Rotherham Masborough closed on the 3rd October 1988, replaced by Rotherham Central, although the line is still in use. Andrew J Crowther.

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Date: 25th November 1986

On railtour duty are 2+2 Derby built class 114 dmu's comprising of cars E53047 + E54018 / E54044 + E53013, pause for a photo stop at Rotherham Masborough's platform 4, 25th November 1986. I have no real recollection of this tour, where it started or finished, who ran it, i've no paperwork for it, Six Bells Junction has drawn a blank, all i know it also visited Wakefield and went through Tinsley Yard, i've a few naff photo's to tell me that, so has anybody out there got any idea's? Rotherham Masborough closed on the 3rd October 1988, replaced by Rotherham Central, although the line is still in use. Andrew J Crowther.