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Vehicle 50040 / 53040 / 55931

Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 150hp / Albion 238hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30209
Diagram: 516

Allocations

27/02/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
28/09/86	Stored S.	LN (Lincoln)
19/10/86	To Parcels Sector at	LN (Lincoln)
21/06/87	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
circa Dec-88	Sector Change to	RPXN
p/e 08/12/90	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
24/05/91	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester) PXXZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50040 - original number
53040 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
55931 - from Nov-87 (parcels conversion)

Modifications

2w/e 14/11/87 - Roller Shutter Doors Fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 26/10/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50040	56040	As delivered to 40A - 27th February 1957
50040	56040	Noted 16th Aug 1959
50040	56040	Noted 02/07/66 - at Brough with 50001 + 56002¹
50040	56036	Noted 25/11/67 - at Leeds City with 50021 + 56021¹
50040	56040	Noted 01/04/69 - in Doncaster¹
50040	56040	Noted 02/01/70 - in Manchester Piccadilly²
50040	56041	Noted 04/08/1971 - at Nottingham³
50040	56040	Noted 17/08/1973 - at Derby³
50040	56045	Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster³
50040	56045	Noted 08/01/75 - at Stainforth & Hatfield²
50040	56045	Noted 08/07/1975 - at Derby ³
50040	56033	Noted 24/09/77 - in Sheffield Midland²
50040	56049	Noted 12/06/79 - at Norwich with 50002 + 56027 and 50016 + 56005 probably on an excursion/special²
53040	54008	Noted circa 10/1983⁴
53040	54025	Noted 15/07/84
53040	54008	Noted 27/11/85 - on 11:50 Sheffield - Doncaster service⁵
53040	54041	Noted circa 10/1986 - Parcels set⁴
53040	54041	19/10/86 LN - Reinstated to parcels sector
53040	54014	Noted circa 11/1986 - Parcels set⁴
53004	53040	Noted 23/06/1987 - at Shenfield - parcels set⁶
53004	53040	Noted 10/07/87
55931	54028	Noted 25/03/88
55931	54028	Noted 05/04/88
55931	54028	Noted 25/05/88 - at Norwich²
55931	54901	Noted 16/08/88 - at Norwich²
55931	54016	Noted 04/09/88
55931	54901	Noted 25/06/90

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Robert Chilton

Images:

Unknown date

Class 114 DMBS E50040 in platform 4 of Sheffield Midland station in the 1970s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

June 1983

Class 114 DMBS E53040 sits in platform 3 at Grantham in June 1983. Mel Smith.

25th March 1988

55931 + 54028 + 84436 on Ely West Curve on a Peterborough to Norwich parcels, 25.03.88. Nicholas Youngman.

14th September 1988

Class 114 55931, converted to a Parcels unit (with converted 54016 behind) and Cravens Ex-Class 105 TDB977124 which is in Departmental use as a route-learning vehicle await their respective next turns in the bay platforms at York on 14th September 1988. Syd Young.

1989

Class 114/1 55931 sandwiched between 55991 and 54901 in Leeds station. The former 53040 had the roller shutter doors added at Ilford in late 1987, initially running in the plain blue parcels livery with yellow stripe. It visited Doncaster Works in early 1989 for fitting of Leyland TL11 engines and repaint into red. Malcolm Clements.

19th March 1989

Class 114 55931 + 54901 and van 92208 at Ely North Junction, 19.03.89. Nicholas Youngman.

25th March 1989

Class 114 55931 is seen at Leeds in Royal Mail red livery. This was rebuilt from 53040. Andy Cole.

28th April 1989

55931, 54901, 55994, 55930, 54900 stabled in the Wall Siding at Leeds station 28th April 1989. They have arrived from Neville Hill and will be transferred to the PCD by the Leeds shunt driver to work overnight Royal Mail trains. Keith Long.

4th May 1989

55931 + 54901, rebuilt with roller-shutter doors and painted in Royal-Mail livery, at Bletchley station on 4th May 1989. AndrewHA.

October 1989

Parcels Class 114 DMU 55931 (and presumably 54901) sits alongside 142 015 in York station in October 1989. George Woods.

Unknown date

Class 114 parcels conversion 55931 stabled at Cambridge. Date unknown. Peter Harris.

Unknown date

55931 and 54901 stabled at Cambridge. Date unknown, circa 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 114 DMU at New Mills South Junction

12th May 1990

55931 + 54901 on the very last DPU diagrammed 3E26 17:57 Man Piccadilly to Leeds mail at New Mills South Junction, 12-5-90. Kevin Dowd.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 15th July 1984

Two Class 114 sets, cars E54037 E53015 E53040 E54025, at Cleethorpes on 15/7/84. The South Yorkshire PTE logo can be seen behind the driver's doors. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: 10th August 1988

Class 105 53368 is seen at Leeds on 10.08.1988 working for the Parcels sector. The simple addition of a red and yellow stripe improved the all over blue greatly. It is presumably paired up with 53361, and behind is parcels Class 114 55931. Andy Cole.

Date: unknown

Royal Mail Class 114 vehicles 54901 and 55931 stabled at Cambridge. Circa late 1980s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 21st March 1989

Class 114 parcels conversion 54901 (and presumably 55931) and 55991 on the rear at Leeds on March 21, 1989. John Carter.

Date: 21st March 1989

55991 with (presumably 55931) and 54901 at Leeds on March 21, 1989. John Carter.

Date: January 1991

Class 128 Gloucester RC&W DMPMV 55991 and two Class 114 parcels conversions with DMPMV 55931 closest, Cambridge station January 1991. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: January 1991

Class 128 Gloucester RC&W DMPMV 55991 and Class 114 DMPMV 55931 stabled next to Dalgetys, Cambridge station, in January 1991. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

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