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Vehicle 56081 / 54081

Class 101

BR Diagram 630

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

Allocations

23/07/57 New to 54A (Sunderland)
3w/e 30/08/58 Transferred to South Gosforth
Feb-64Depot code change52J
3w/e 18/06/66 Transferred to 55H (Neville Hill)
w/e 04/03/67 Transferred to 52J (South Gosforth)
May-73Depot code changeGF
w/e 23/07/78 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
04/10/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
06/10/89 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
p/e 30/12/89 Sector Change to OM NSBX
14/05/90 Transferred to CA (Cambridge) NNEX
p/e 08/12/90 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
p/e 30/03/91 Transferred to RG (Reading) NWRX
02/07/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
07/07/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
02/08/93 Reinstated RG (Reading) NWRX
22/10/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
27/10/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56081 - original number
54081 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 14/05/1982 released in blue/grey livery

56081 was involved in the following incident:

30/6/77 - Newcastle Station, ER

Collision involving Class 101 / Buffer-stop

Info from Peter Mullen

A 2-car Class 101 travelling under clear signals was running into unoccupied Nº3 Bay Platform when it failed to stop and collided with the buffer-stop. More Details.

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50229 56081 As delivered to 54A - 23rd July 1957
51214 56081 Noted 25/08/1973 - at Carlisle1
51214 56081 Noted 05/08/1974 - at Darlington 2
51214 56081 Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central3
N123 51214 56081 Noted 03/04/76 - in Newcastle Central, set number on both vehicles3
N123 51214 56081 Noted 10/09/76 - in Carlisle Citadel, set number only on 560813
51493 56081 Noted 15/04/1978 - at Newcastle 2
51485 56081 Noted 10/08/80
50247 56081 Noted circa 12/19814
51252 56081 Noted circa 10/19824
51216 56081 Noted 02/10/82 - at Blaydon Junction
50291 56081 Noted circa 02/19834
53157 54081 Noted circa 02/19864
T202 51937 54081 Noted circa 01/19884
51937 54081 Noted 22/03/88 - on 15:36 Crewe - Derby 26 late5
T211 51937 54081 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
51937 54081 Noted 24/04/88 - on 16:00 Nuneaton-Coventry
T211 51937 54081 Noted circa 05/19884
51937 54081 Noted 27/07/88 - on 16:30 Doncaster-Skegness
T211 51937 54081 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
TS211 51937 54081 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
L200 51215 54081 Noted circa 02/19904
L200 51215 54081 Noted 30/03/90 - at Clapham Junction on the Olympia shuttle
L200 51215 54081 Noted circa 01/19914
L200 51215 54081 Listed at OO - 21/01/91
L200 51215 54081 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L200 51215 54081 Noted circa 08/19924
L200 51215 54081 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
L200 51215 54081 Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L212 53628 54081 Noted 07/08/93 - at London Paddington4
L212 53628 54081 Noted 27th August 1993

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley

26th December 1987

Class 101 54081 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 26.12.1987 sandwiched in between 40 013 and 31 287. It had been transferred down from Heaton. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at Tyseley

2nd April 1988

Set number: T211

Class 101 54081, set number T211, is seen outside the factory at Tyseley on 02.04.1988. Note it is missing a cab door. Andy Cole.

Class 101 DMU at Clapham Junction

30th March 1990

Set number: L200

L200 (54081 ex-Tyseley & 51215 ex-Heaton) is caught at Clapham Junction on the Olympia shuttle, 30th March 1990. Roy Lambeth.

Class 101 DMU at Clapham Junction

May 1990

Set number: L800

Metro-Cammell (Class 101) unit L200 (cars 54081 and probably 51215) is working the service to Kensington Olympia in pre-electrification days, during May 1990. Tom Burnham.

Class 101 DMU at Oxford

9th January 1991

Set number: L200

With 54081 nearest and presumably 51215, L200 is seen at Oxford on the 9th January 1991. Mike Cooper.

Class 101 DMU at Kings Lynn

30th April 1991

Set number: L200

NSE Class 101 set L200 (54081 + 51215) at the fueling point at Kings Lynn on April 30, 1991. Alex Drennan.

Class 101 DMU at Henley-on-Thames

22nd May 1991

Set number: L200

The 11:55 Reading service at Henley-on-Thames formed on 54081 + 51215 on 22 May 1991. John Carter.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 24th June 1978

Two Class 105/101 hybrids seen at Eastgate station (Country Durham) with a BR excursion on 24 June 1978. The closest set is formed of 51493 and 56081. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 24th June 1978

Two Class 105/101 hybrids seen at Eastgate station (Country Durham) with a BR excursion on 24 June 1978. The closest set is formed of 51493 and 56081. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 10th August 1980

Class 101 and 105 vehicles E56085 E51221 E56459 E51429 E56081 and E51485 call at Heaton on the last day of British Rail services, 10/08/1980. Although situated on the East Coast Main Line, it was one of a number of stations closed across Newcastle and North Tyneside at this time, pending development of the Tyneside Metro system. Heaton station wasn't replaced as part of the Metro system, but the area is served by nearby Byker and Chillingham Road stations. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 2nd October 1981

A Class 101 DMU formed of E51216 + E56081 at Blaydon Junction on 2 October 1982. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 30th March 1990

Set number: L200

The regular shuttle service between Clapham Junction and Kensington Olympia saw quite a variety of power over the years. From classes 33 and 73 with 4TC stock to first generation DMUs and DEMUs there was usually something of interest to enthusiasts. On 30 March 1990 class 101 L200 (51215 + 54081) was working and I took this picture at Kensington as the driver chatted with some colleagues before the run back to Clapham Junction. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 30th April 1991

Set number: L200

L200 (51215 + 54081) in the small shed at Kings Lynn on April 30, 1991. Alex Drennan.

DMU

Date: 2nd October 1992

Set number: 128

55028 working with 101 set L200 (54081 + 51215) on the 12:52 Paddington - Slough, seen arriving at West Drayton, 2/10/92. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 5th June 1993

Set number: l200

Class 101 DMU set L200 (51215 + 54081) terminates at Ealing Broadway working a service from Greenford on 5 June 1993. Brian Creasey.

DMU

Date: 20th August 1993

Set number: L212

Class 108/101 hybrid L212 (presumably 53628 + 54081) is seen at Banbury on the 20th August 1993. Ian McDonald.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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