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Vehicle 56068 / 54068

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30262
Diagram: 630

Allocations

02/07/57	New to	54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Jan-59	On loan to	50B (Neville Hill)
Feb-59	Ex-loan back to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 24/10/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
w/e 08/01/78	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
p/e 31/03/90	Sector Change to	CA (Cambridge) NNEX
p/e 10/11/90	Sector Change to	CA (Cambridge) NGEX
28/09/92	Transferred to	NC (Norwich) RDNC
02/06/93	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
07/07/93	Transferred to	NC (Norwich) RDNC
04/10/93	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
22/12/93	Transferred to	NC (Norwich) RDNC
22/09/94	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) HGXX
May-95	Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56068 - original number
54068 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

04/12/76 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 03/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50216	56068	As delivered to 54A - 2nd July 1957
	50224	56068	Transfer to 50B - Jan-59 - on loan
	50256	56068	Noted 02/05/70 - at Doncaster¹
	50231	56068	Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle¹
	50231	56068	Noted 11/1974 - at Newcastle ²
	50231	56068	Noted 24/08/75 - on South Gosforth depot³
	50231	56068	Noted 01/04/1976 - at Newcastle²
	51437	56068	Noted circa 01/1977⁴
	51437	56068	Noted 27/08/77 - on 1837 Sheffield-Sleaford
	51437	56068	Noted 01/02/78 - on Cambridge depot³
	51442	56068	Noted 10/09/1980 - at Cambridge⁵
	51426	56068	Noted 14/03/1982 - at Cambridge⁵
	51444	56068	Noted 25/07/1982 - in Doncaster Works⁵
	51444	54068	Noted circa 04/1985⁴
	51444	54068	Noted 28/05/85 - at Norwich³
	51444	54068	Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
21	51444	54068	Noted 18/05/86 - at Ely
	51444	54068	Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
21	51444	54068	Formed at CA circa Jun-86
21	51444	54068	Noted circa 08/1986⁴
21	51444	54068	Noted 13/09/1986 - at Peterborough⁶
21	51444	54068	Noted 13/12/1986⁴
	51444	54068	Noted 29/08/1987⁴
L223	51444	54068	Listed at CA - 15/05/89
L223	51444	54068	Noted 24/03/90 - with L220 (51207 + 54405) at Swavesey
L223	51444	54068	Noted circa 08/1990⁴
L223	51444	54068	Listed at CA - 21/01/91
L223	51444	54068	Noted circa 08/1991⁴
L223	51444	54068	Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NGEX pool
L223	51444	54068	Listed at CA - 12/08/92
L223	51444	54068	Listed at NC - November 1992
101223	51444	54068	Listed at NC - 10/12/92 - NSE livery
L223	51444	54068	Noted 30/03/93 - at Norwich³
L223	51444	54068	Noted 07/07/1993 - Norwich with Sheringham service⁷
101223	51444	54068	Listed at TS - November 1993
L223	51444	54068	Transfer to NC - 22/12/93 - from TS

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Lumley
6: Robert Chilton
7: Alan N Walker

Images:

18th May 1986

Set number: 21

54068 + 51444 seen in the Southery Ferns north of Ely on 18.05.86. Nicholas Youngman.

March 1989

Set number: 04

Class 101 54068 Sudbury March 1989. Posing underneath the footbridge. Alistair Ness.

22nd April 1989

Set number: 04

A pair of Met Camm DMUs (54068 + 51444 and 54382 + 51438) seen after arrival at Sudbury on 22nd April 1989. Murray Liston.

21st September 1991

Set number: L223

Class 101 set L223 (presumably 54068 + 51444) with the 17XX Marks Tey - Sudbury awaiting time at Marks Tey on Saturday 21st September 1991. Colin Brooks.

17th May 1992

Set number: L223

L223 (presumably 54068 + 51444) leaves Ely, at the height of the remodelling, with a Cambridge service on May 17, 1992. Alex Drennan.

6th July 1993

Set number: L223

Network Southeast liveried Class 101 DMU set L223 (54068 + 51444) pulls out of West Runton having just brought me from Norwich, Sheringham its final destination is just a few miles away. 6th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.

6th July 1993

Set number: L223

Norwich allocated Network Southeast liveried Metro-Cammell built Class 101 dmu set L223 (54068+51444), is captured at 11.46 leaving West Runton with a Norwich-Sheringham service with its final destination is just a mile away. 6th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.

26th December 1994

Set number: L223

Class 101 54068, set number L223, is seen at Tyseley on 26.12.1994 having been transferred in from Network South East. Andy Cole.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 22nd April 1989

A pair of Met Camm DMUs are seen through the trees as they wait time at Sudbury on 22nd April 1989, these were (l-r) 54068 + 51444 and 54382 + 51438. Murray Liston.

Date: circa March 1990

Set number: L223

Painted in the original light blue Network South East livery, without the more usual black cab window surrounds, CA allocated 2 car Metro-Cam, Class 101 set, L223 formed of 51444 + 54068 passes the semaphores at Ely Dock Jn at the end of its short morning journey from Cambridge. Circa March 1990. In the background is Ely Cathedral. Nigel Mack.

Date: 24th March 1990

Set number: L220

Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) arrive into Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.

Date: 24th March 1990

Set number: L220

Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) in Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.

Date: 24th March 1990

Set number: L220

Class 101 DMU sets L220 (54405 + 51207) and L223 (54068 + 51444) waiting to depart from Long Stanton station on the former St Ives line with one of several Cambridge - Swavesey return trips organised by the Railway Development Society on 24 March 1990. Roger Geach Collection.

Date: 24th March 1990

Set number: L220

Class 101 Cambridge sets 54405 + 51207 (L220) and 54068 + 51444 near Swavesey on 24.03.90. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 24th March 1990

Set number: L220

54405 + 51207 and 54068 + 51444 arrive at Long Stanton, 24.03.90. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: unknown

Set number: L223

Met-Camm set L223, 51444 closest presumably with 54068, at Norwich, date unknown. Walter Burt.

Date: 6th July 1993

Set number: L223

Norwich allocated Network Southeast liveried Metro-Cammell built Class 101 dmu set L223 (51444+54068) is seen at 11.45 at West Runton on 6th July 1993 with a Norwich-Sheringham service with its final destination is just a mile away Andrew J Crowther.

Date: 6th July 1993

Set number: L223

Norwich allocated Network Southeast liveried Metro-Cammell built Class 101 dmu set L223 (51444+54068), rolls to a stand at 11.45 at West Runton with a Norwich-Sheringham service, with its final destination is just a mile away. 6th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.

Date: 9th July 1993

Set number: L223

An ex-Network South-East based Class 101 DMU L223 (51444 + 54068) - now based at Norwich depot - rolls into West Runton station with a Norwich to Sheringham service on the 9th July 1993. Andrew J Crowther.

Date: 6th August 1993

Set number: L223

Former Cambridge unit, Network SouthEast liveried-L223, tries to gain attention at Norwich on 6 August 1993 by displaying 'Special' on the destination board. The colourful unit, consisting of 51444 and 54068, was later re-allocated to Tyseley depot in Birmingham. Chris Boon.

Date: 19th April 1994

Set number: L223

L223 51444 + 54068 on Ely West Curve with an ECS from Norwich. Nicholas Youngman.

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