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Vehicle 56363 / 54363

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630

Allocations

31/07/58	New to	56G (Hammerton Street)
w/e 03/01/59	Transferred to	50A (York)
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
2w/e 12/01/63	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 23/07/78	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
w/e 12/11/78	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
09/09/84	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
12/05/85	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
10/05/87	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
14/05/89	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill) PNLX
p/e 17/06/89	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge) NNEX
p/e 27/01/90	Transferred to	BY (Bletchley) NNLX
14/05/90	Sector Change to	BY (Bletchley) NNDX
p/e 07/12/91	Transferred to	LA (Laira) PXXZ
23/12/91	Withdrawn	NXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56363 - original number
54363 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

p/e 30/12/78 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 22/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51205	56363	As delivered to 56G - 31st July 1958
	51205	56363	Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	51205	56363	Transfer to South Gosforth - 2w/e 12/01/63
	50198	56363	Noted 28/08/74 - at Sunderland¹
	50198	56363	Noted 07/01/75 - in Newcastle Central¹
	51181	56363	Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria²
	50204	56363	Noted circa 04/1982³
	50204	56363	Noted 08/05/1982 - 50563-59191-59242-50566 + 51275-56417 + 50204-56363 special from Bridlington to Spalding
	50204	56363	Noted 19/09/1982 - on Botanic Gardens depot⁴
	50204	56363	Noted 10/10/1982 - at Liverpool Lime Street⁴
	50204	56363	Noted circa 03/1983³
	53204	54363	Noted 12/10/1983³
73	53204	54363	Noted 15/03/85 - at Norwich¹
73	53204	54363	Noted circa 04/1985³
	53204	54363	Noted 13/07/85 - at Norwich¹
	53204	54363	Noted 24/08/85 - at Norwich¹
	53204	54363	Noted circa 09/1985³
	53204	54363	Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
	53204	54363	Noted circa 03/1986³
22	53204	54363	Noted circa 05/1986³
22	53204	54363	Noted 11/05/1986 - at Ely on 11.04 Kings Lynn to Cambridge.⁵
	53204	54363	Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986
22	53204	54363	Formed at CA circa Jun-86
60	53204	54363	Listed at NC - Dec-87
60	53204	54363	Noted circa 06/1988³
60	53204	54363	Noted circa 09/1988³
	53628	54363	Noted circa 11/1989³
	51909	54363	Noted circa 02/1991³
	51909	54363	Noted 16/02/1991 - At Watford Junction D.C lines platform 2 having arrived from London Euston. Photo here: https://flic.kr/p/CaWG3V⁶

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Lumley
5: Nicholas Youngman
6: Dave Warby

Images:

Unknown date

A two-car Class 101 DMU arriving into Hull Paragon, date unknown. DTCL E56363 is closest, it was a Botanic Garden vehicle from 1978 to 1984. Paul Redmond.

17th August 1985

A Class 101 / 105 formation led by 54363 at Firsby on 17 August 1985. Chris Thorp.

11th May 1986

Set number: 22

Class 101 DMU set 22 (54363 + 53204) seen near Black Horse Drove (north of Ely), 11/05/86. Nicholas Youngman.

26th May 1986

Set number: 22

Class 101s at Cambridge on 26 May 1986. On the left set 01 (presumably 54382 + 51207) maybe going to either Peterborough or Reedham, on the right 54363 in set 22 (and presumably 53204) has yet to have its blind changed from the previous journey. Stuart Mackay Collection.

20th November 1986

Set number: 22

Class 101 set CA22 (presumably 54363 + 53204) is seen with a Cravens parcels unit and on the right is Class 101 set CA03 at Cambridge (at 11:55) on Thursday 20th November 1986. Colin Brooks.

8th May 1987

Set number: 22

Class 101 set CA22 (presumably 54363 + 53204) on the 09:07 Ipswich - Cambridge arrives at Stowmarket (09:25) on Friday 8th May 1987. Colin Brooks.

7th October 1989

Set number: L

The cab end of 54363 seen at Bletchley on 7 October 1989. Dave Warby.

7th October 1989

Set number: L

A Class 101/108 hybrid DMU (DMBS 54363 and DTSL 53628) in Bletchley station with a Bedford service on 7 October 1989. Dave Warby.

6th April 1990

Set number: L

Class 101 54363 at the rear of a Class 108 DMBS leave Ridgmont Station about 12.15 on the 6th April 1990 working the 11.50 Bletchley to Bedford service. With the level crossing barriers down, 31 234 and 31 149 have the road when working from Stewartby Landfill site to Willesden. Dave Gommersall.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 7th October 1989

A Class 108/101 hybrid DMU (53628 and 54363) in Bedford Midland station after arriving from Bletchley on 7 October 1987. The EMU on the right is 319 027. Dave Warby.

Date: 16th February 1991

Set number: L

Metro-Cammell Class 101 DTSL 54363 paired With Class 108 DMBS 51909 having arrived From Euston on Saturday 16 February 1991, possibly standing in for a failed Class 313 EMU. Dave Warby.

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