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Vehicle 56040 / 54040

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

27/02/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
10/05/87	Stored U.	LN (Lincoln)
29/06/88	Withdrawn from	LN (Lincoln)

Notes

1957 - Stored at Blankney and Metheringham while power car used as extra power in other unit

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56040 - original number
54040 - from Oct-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 22/07/1980 released in blue/grey livery

56040 was involved in the following incident:

27/11/81 - Derby

Collision involving Class 114 / Class 45

Info from Rail Enthusiast 4/82 p57, Michael Boot

The driver of E56040 had the low sun in his eyes and misread the signal and set off, hitting an incoming Class 45 with Mk1s in tow. The side-on collision caused it to derail and hit one of the Hulland Street bridge pillars.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50040	56040	As delivered to 40A - 27th February 1957
50040	56040	Noted 16th Aug 1959
50040	56040	Noted 02/07/66 - at Brough with 50001 + 56002¹
50023	56040	Noted 01/06/67 - at Leeds City with 50038 + 56038¹
50040	56040	Noted 01/04/69 - in Doncaster¹
50040	56040	Noted 02/01/70 - in Manchester Piccadilly²
50041	56040	Noted 30/10/1971 - at York³
50040	56040	Noted 17/08/1973 - at Derby⁴
50019	56040	Noted 02/01/75 - at York²
50003	56040	Noted 08/09/75 - at Lincoln¹
50026	56040	Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster²
50010	56040	Noted 25/11/76 - at Cambridge²
50046	56040	Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland²
50014	56040	Noted 01/09/80
53003	54040	Noted 21/09/85 - at Norwich²
53003	54040	Noted circa 01/1986⁵
53020	54040	Noted 12/05/87 - at Norwich²

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

Images:

October 1971

A Class 114 Derby Heavyweight set arrives into Bingham station on October 1971. It appears to be E56040 leading. Mel Smith.

15th May 1975

Class 114 DTCL E56040 is the rear car in a set at Grantham, with a tail load consisting of a CCT, 15/May/1975. Robert Chilton.

circa August 1977

A Class 114 (E56040 leading with Doncaster on the destination blind) and a Class 108, thought to be heading away from Lincoln (the cathedral on the horizon). The slide process date is August 1977. Note both sets had different roof colours between vehicles. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Unknown date

A Class 114 DMU with DTCL E56040 closest - the DMBS is probably E50012 - on a Doncaster service seen in platform 1a on Sheffield station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

27th November 1981

Class 114 DTCL E56040 in Derby station on 27 November 1981. The driver had the low sun in his eyes and misread the signal and set off, hitting an incoming Class 45 with Mk1s in tow. The side-on collision caused it to derail and hit one of the Hulland Street bridge pillars. Courtesy of the Michael Boot Collection. Derby Evening Telegraph.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

A Class 114 DMU with DMBS E50012 closest - the DTCL is probably E56040 - on a Doncaster service seen in platform 1a on Sheffield station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Date: 7th July 1984

Class 114 DMUs 53047 + 54023 with 54040 + 53003 with the 17-30 to Nottingham at Skegness on 7-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 21st September 1985

A Class 114 set (formed E53003 + E54040) and another DMU with the 12:58 Yarmouth - Norwich arrive at Norwich on Saturday 21st September 1985. Colin Brooks.

Date: 7th March 1987

A Derby Heavyweight Class 114 DMU (DMBS 53020 + DTSL 54040) sits in Barton-on-Humber station on 7 March 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 7th March 1987

A Class 114 Derby Heavyweight DMU formed of 53020 + 54040 arrived at Grimsby Town on 7 March 1987, Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: June 1989

Set number: T223

An unusual visitor to Hereford, at that time, in the form of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' DMU, set T223 (presumably 54040 + 53006), sits in bay platform 4 at Hereford station. Photo taken sometime between 5th & 8th June 1989. Paul James.

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