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Vehicle 56334 / 54334


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

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 51176 during the unknown period are:

08/11/58 New to 3C (Ryecroft)
3w/e 29/11/58 Transferred to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
3w/e 31/01/65 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 56334 are:

30/03/86 Transferred to NC (Norwich)
28/09/86 Withdrawn from NC (Norwich)

Notes

27th December 1987 - Seen in Tinsley Yard

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56334 - original number
54334 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 12/09/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51176 56334 As delivered to 3C - 8th November 1958
51176 56334 Noted 05/01/66 - in Manchester Exchange station1
51187 56334 Noted 04/11/68 - at Manchester Exchange1
51187 56334 Noted 15/08/70 - at Crewe2
51187 56334 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe3
51194 56334 Noted 22/06/74 - at Llandudno2
51197 56334 Noted 27/11/76 - on 2J67 2145 Crewe-Shrewsbury
51197 56334 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury2
51194 56334 Noted 08/07/78 - on 0725 Llandudno Jn-Llandudno with 51179 + 56341
51191 56334 Noted circa 06/19814
51919 56334 Noted circa 05/19824
51919 56334 Noted circa 10/19824
51919 54334 Noted circa 06/19834
51919 54334 Noted 08/08/1983 - on Conwy Valley with 51947-520624
51919 54334 Noted circa 01/19844
51199 54334 Transfer to NC - 30/03/86 - from CH
84 51199 54334 Formed at NC circa Apr-86
84 51199 54334 Noted 29/04/86 - at Norwich2
84 51199 54334 Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
84 51199 54334 Noted 14/06/86 - at Norwich2
76 51252 54334 Noted circa 08/19864

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

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Manchester Victoria

Unknown date

A Class 101 two-car with M56334 departing Manchester Victoria's Platform 11 and passing Manchester Exchange's Platform 3 (which formed the longest platform in the world), on a Chester via Warrington service in July 1978. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 101 DMU at Dallam

Unknown date

Class 101 DTCL M56334 leads a ten-car DMU formation with Bangor on its destination blind. It is thought to be at Dallam, between Winwick Junction and Warrington, date unknown. It is formed of five two-cars, a 101, 103, 108, possibly another 108 and a 101. All are in plain blue except the rear set which carries the white/blue stripe refurbished livery. Glyn Weigh.

Class 101 DMU at Crewe

15th October 1985

54334 with an unidentified Power Car Crewe 15.10.1985 Martin Baumann.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 28th March 1959

M51176 + M56334 form the 4.0pm Birmingham New Street - Coventry service seen east of Tile Hill on 28 March 1959. Michael Mensing.