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Vehicle 56189

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

30/05/58	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
3w/e 30/08/58	Transferred to	51A (Darlington)
30/11/58	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Jan-59	Transferred to	50B (Neville Hill)
Feb-59	Transferred to	South Gosforth
3w/e 01/07/61	On loan to	31A (Cambridge)	- see note
4w/e 04/11/61	Ex-loan back to	51A (Darlington)
4w/e 25/05/68	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
May-73	Depot code change	NL
w/e 30/01/77	Transferred to	NR (Norwich)
2w/e 09/05/82	Transferred to	LO (Longsight)
07/10/84	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50598	56189	As delivered to 56G - 30th May 1958
	50598	56189	Transfer to 51A - 3w/e 30/08/58
	50598	56189	Transfer to South Gosforth - 30/11/58
	50598	56189	Transfer to 50B - Jan-59
	50598	56189	Transfer to 31A - 3w/e 01/07/61 - on loan
	50598	56189	Transfer to 51A - 4w/e 04/11/61
	50598	56189	Noted 27/07/68 - in Leeds City¹
	50607	56189	Noted 02/05/70 - at Sheffield¹
	50618	56189	Noted 19/08/70 - at Keighley¹
	50462	56189	Noted 03/09/1971 - at York²
	50462	56189	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds¹
	50469	56189	Noted 02/09/73 - in Sheffield Midland³
	50462	56189	Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot³
	50462	56189	Noted 29/10/75 - at York¹
	50462	56189	Noted 22/05/76 - at Leeds¹
	50462	56189	Noted 23/11/76 - at York¹
	50462	56189	Noted 23/12/76 - on 13:54 Hull-Goole¹
	50598	56189	Transfer to NR - w/e 30/01/77
76	50598	56189	Noted 08/02/77 - at Bury St Edmunds³
37	50383	56189	Listed at NR - Autumn 1978
55	51265	56189	Noted 07/04/1979 - R.C.T.S. The Fensman No.4 Railtour
55	51265	56189	Noted 07/04/1979 - BLS The Ferryman Railtour 51265-56189 + 51269-56134
	50595	56189	Transfer to LO - 2w/e 09/05/82
	50595	56189	Noted circa 02/1983⁴

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

Images:

circa 1972

This appears to be E56189, with a blue DMBS, taken circa 1972 at Leeds. At the time two of the five ER Class 104 DTCs were based at Neville Hill (7 and 9), the other three were at Botanic Gardens. John Law.

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.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 7th April 1979

Set number: 55

The RCTS "Fensman No 4" railtour at Oakington on 7 April 1979. Formed of Norwich set 55, a Class 105/104 hybrid (51265 + 56189), which was used for a Branch Line Society tour the same day. Roger Geach Collection.

Date: 7th April 1979

Set number: 55

The RCTS "Fensman No 4" railtour on 7 April 1979 was just an out-and-back trip from Cambridge to Fen Drayton, with photo stops en route. Much of this line is now open to passengers again, but on rubber tyres as the route forms the basis for the Cambridge Busway. Cravens class 105 power car E51265, new 1958 and BRCW class 104 driving trailer E56189 are seen at the former Histon station, closed to passengers in 1970. Jeremy Chapter.

Date: 29th July 1981

Set number: 55

Cravens sets at Norwich on 29/7/81. Closest is E51265 + E56189, set 55. John Carter.

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