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Vehicle 56094

Class 100

BR Diagram 537

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30279
Diagram: 537

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50339 during the unknown period are:

18/05/57 New to 9A (Longsight) - on loan from 64A
Jul-57 On loan to 6G (Llandudno Junction)
Aug-57 On loan to 9A (Longsight)
Sep-57 On loan to 5D (Cockshute)
w/e 16/11/57 Ex-loan back to 64A (St Margarets)

Then the allocations for 56094 are:

c. summer-58 Transferred to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
2w/e 12/05/62 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
3w/e 30/04/66 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
26/05/68 On loan to 31A (Cambridge)
4w/e 06/07/68 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
4w/e 30/05/70 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
w/e 28/10/72 Withdrawn from 32A (Norwich)

Notes

10/08/74 - 56094 and 56101 seen as "Stored" Norwich (but not in the depot)
10/07/76 - noted at Norwich (not on shed), condemned
24/05/78 - withdrawn vehicles noted on Norwich depot: 51114, 51125, 51126, 56094, 56100, 79159
03/08/78 - withdrawn vehicles noted on Norwich depot: 51114, 51120, 51125, 51126, 56094, 56316, 79159

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50339 56094 As delivered to 9A - 18th May 1957 - on loan from 64A
50339 56094 Noted 17th June 1957
50339 56094 Transfer to 66C - 5w/e 12/05/62
50339 56094 Transfer to 64H - 3w/e 30/04/66
50339 56094 Noted 18/08/69 - at Cambridge1
50341 56094 Noted 21/12/70 - at Norwich1
51121 56094 Noted 03/09/71 - at Norwich1
50364 56094 Noted 19/08/1972 - at Birmingham New Street2
48 50364 56094 Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds3

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown

Images:

Class 100 DMU at Norwich depot

10th April 1973

Withdrawn Class 100 DTC 56094 is flanked by Met-Camm vehicles in Norwich depot back yard on the 10th April 1973. Tim Stubbs.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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