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Vehicle 56187 / 54187

Class 104

Builder: BRC&W
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30405
Diagram: 581

Allocations

16/05/58	New to	50A (York)
2w/e 31/05/58	Transferred to	56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 30/08/58	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
30/11/58	Transferred to	South Gosforth
3w/e 16/05/59	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 31/10/59	Transferred to	South Gosforth
3w/e 04/06/60	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 01/10/60	On loan to	55H (Neville Hill)
16/06/68	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)	- from South Gosforth - see note
May-73	Depot code change	NL
w/e 30/01/77	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
25/04/82	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
07/10/84	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight)

Notes

30/04/76 - 50630, 51816, 51979, 56187, 52079 noted on Doncaster Works

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56187 - original number
54187 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50596	56187	As delivered to 50A - 16th May 1958
	50596	56187	Transfer to 56G - 2w/e 31/05/58
	50596	56187	Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 30/08/58
	50596	56187	Transfer to South Gosforth - 30/11/58
	50596	56187	Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 31/10/59
	50598	56187	Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 04/06/60
	50598	56187	Transfer to 55H - 4w/e 01/10/60 - on loan
	50596	56187	Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City¹
	50619	56187	Noted 15/08/1970 - at York²
	50596	56187	Noted 18/09/1971 - at Leeds³
	50598	56187	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	50596	56187	Noted 11/1974 - at Leeds ²
	50596	56187	Noted 03/01/75 - on Holbeck depot⁴
	50596	56187	Noted 18/11/75 - at Brough¹
	50596	56187	Noted 30/12/75 - at York¹
	50596	56187	Noted 10/04/76 - at Leeds¹
	50596	56187	Noted 04/09/76 - at Doncaster¹
	50596	56187	Noted 26/11/76 - on 1407 York-Leeds
	50596	56187	Transfer to NR - w/e 30/01/77
75	50596	56187	Noted 02/02/77 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
56	51256	56187	Noted 11/03/78 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
61	51290	56187	Noted 13/08/78 - at Norwich⁴
61	51290	56187	Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
61	51290	56187	Noted 02/01/79 - at Norwich⁴
61	51290	56187	Noted 08/04/79 - on Norwich depot⁴
	50597	56187	Noted 24/05/80 - at Norwich⁴
46	51273	56187	Noted 02/10/81 - at Bury St Edmunds⁴
	50598	56187	Noted circa 10/1982⁵
	53598	54187	Noted circa 04/1983⁵

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

Images:

27th April 1980

The view across the station throat at Norwich on April 27th 1980. In the foreground Class 104 Driving Motor Composite Lavatory (DMCL) E56187 was stabled between duties at the head of a long rake of DMU sets, whilst station pilot 03084 and its attendant runner truck were positioning a rake of Mk.1 coaches into the station. Martyn Hilbert.

6th September 1980

Set number: 54

This four-car dmu formation on September 6, 1980 is headed by a Class 104 Birmingham RC&W Co driving trailer. I think I can identify this as E56187. It carries a Norwich set identity (54) and its partner is a class 105 Cravens vehicle, a 114 is on the back. The train is headed for Doncaster via Spalding, hence the train is crossing off the main (Peterborough) line into a branch platform. It probably originated at Great Yarmouth. This route closed in 1982. The large Whitemoor yard can be seen behind March North Junction signalbox. Jeremy Chapter.

29th July 1981

Set number: 46

Left to right: E56187 + E51273, E56136 + E50594, E56439 + E51297, 31259, 47135. Ipswich, 29/7/81. John Carter.

28th September 1981

Underframe detail on BRCW class 104 DTC, E56187. Norwich 28-09-81. Paul James.

28th September 1981

Set number: 46

Class 104 DMU DTC E56187 takes a peek at the outside world whilst ex 31/0 train heating unit ADB968015 looks on. Norwich, 28-09-81. Paul James.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 5th March 1980

Set number: 77

A scene during the tenure of BRCW Class 104 dmus at Norwich. The first BRCW sets arrived from Neville Hill in October 1975 and some were in poor condition compared with the Metro-Cammell sets which they replaced. At their most prolific, there were 9 x 3 car sets and 5 twin units. Eventually refurbished Metro Cammell sets replaced them from 1980 onwards, the last BRCW cars soldiering on until 1982. The twin sets were often hybrids paired with Cravens Class 105 cars. On 5th March 1980, Set 55 led by BRCW car E56189 and paired with Cravens power car E51255 is ready to depart with the 12.45 to Yarmouth. This unit continued in the diagram operating the 13.50 Yarmouth - Norwich, 14.33 Norwich - Ely, 17.24 Ely - Cambridge and 17.51 Cambridge - Stamford. On the right are BRCW set 77 E56188 + E50594 and behind it set 79 comprising cars E50597 + E56187. Gerard Fletcher.

Date: 18th September 1982

Class 104 BRCW 2-car DMU 50598 + 56187 arrived at New Mills Central on 18-9-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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