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Vehicle 56029 / 54029

Class 114

BR Diagram 641

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

24/01/57 New to 40A (Lincoln)
2w/e 04/05/57 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
3w/e 31/08/57 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
3w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to 41A (Darnall)
4w/e 28/04/62 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
May 1973Depot code changeLN
10/05/87 Stored U. LN (Lincoln)
11/01/88 Withdrawn from LN (Lincoln)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56029 - original number
54029 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 05/09/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50029 56029 As delivered to 40A - 24th January 1957
50029 56029 Transfer to 30A - Apr-57
50029 56029 Noted 21st June 1957
50029 56029 Transfer to 40A - August 1957
50029 56029 Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 28/04/62
50029 56029 Noted 19/08/70 - at Leeds with 56004/500011
50029 56029 Noted 02/01/71
50029 56029 Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City2
50029 56029 Noted 03/08/1971 - at Derby3
50029 56029 Noted 16/08/1971 - at Leeds4
50039 56029 Noted 17/04/74 - at Leeds with 50025/560251
50023 56029 Noted 24/08/74 - at Grimsby Town2
50023 56029 Noted 07/01/75 - at York2
50023 56029 Noted 02/04/1976 - at Sheffield3
50021 56029 Noted 28/08/76 - on 1715 Nottingham-Derby
50025 56029 Noted 27/08/77 - on 0953 Cleethorpes-Sheffield with 50015 + 56015
50025 56029 Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland2
50044 56029 Noted 24/05/80
50023 56029 Noted circa 02/19835
53014 54029 Noted circa 05/19845
53014 54029 Noted circa 07/19855

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

Images:

Class 114 DMU at Grantham

August 1971

Two Class 114 sets at Grantham in August 1971, the closest pair being E56029 / E50029. Mel Smith.

Class 114 DMU at Doncaster Works

circa mid-1980

Class 114 DTCL E56029. This is presumably Doncaster Works circa mid-1980 with the vehicle about to be refurbished. Paul Redmond.

Class 114 DMU at Ely

31st July 1986

Class 114 E54029 and E53014 with the 08.49 Lincoln to Cambridge passing Kiln Lane north of Ely on 31st Jully 1986. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: August 1971

E50029 / E56029 at Grantham on August 1971. Mel Smith.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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