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Vehicle 56027 / 54027 / 977770

Class 114

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30210
Diagram: 641

Allocations

17/01/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
3w/e 04/07/59	Transferred to	41A (Darnall)
4w/e 28/04/62	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
04/10/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
25/02/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
by 27/11/92	To departmental stock	RTC (Derby RTC)
Jun-93	Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56027 - original number
54027 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
977770 - from Jan-92 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977770

Test Unit From 1/92 to 6/93.

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 23/06/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50027	56027	As delivered to 40A - 17th January 1957
	50027	56027	Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 28/04/62
	50027	56027	Noted Aug-66 - at Brough¹
	50027	56027	Noted 13/09/67 - at Hull¹
	50027	56027	Noted May 1968
	50027	56027	Noted 12/08/1971 - at York²
	50027	56027	Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50019/56019 + 50038/56038¹
	50012	56027	Noted 03/01/75 - in Leeds City³
	50049	56027	Noted 25/10/75 - at Brough with 50032/56022¹
	50006	56027	Noted 17/11/75 - at Brough¹
	50043	56027	Noted 10/09/76 - in Sheffield Midland³
	50043	56027	Noted 02/12/76 - at Cambridge³
	50043	56027	Noted 22/07/77 - on 2E84 1947 Derby-Lincoln St Marks
	50002	56027	Noted 12/06/79 - at Norwich with 50016 + 56005 and 50040 + 56049 probably on an excursion/special³
	50017	56027	Noted 17/07/80 - at Ely³
	50014	56027	Noted circa 10/1982⁴
	53002	54027	Noted circa 05/1984⁴
	53036	54027	Noted circa 02/1986⁴
	53036	54027	Noted 28th December 1986
	53036	54027	Noted 24/04/1987 - at Rotherham⁵
T227	53019	54027	Noted 09/01/1988⁴
T227	53019	54027	Noted 13/01/1988⁴
T227	53019	54027	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T227	53019	54027	Noted 23/04/1989
	53019	54027	Noted 23/04/1989 - The Institution of Mining Engineers Notts & North Derbyshire Railtour T227+T319+T303
T227	53019	54027	Noted 25th May 1989
T219	53019	54027	Noted 27th May 1989
T227	53019	54027	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T027	53019	54027	New set number at TS - Oct-89 - ex-T227
T027	53019	54027	Noted 15/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers The North Yorkshire Railtour T027+T309+T304
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
	53019	54027	Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot²
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - mid May-90
T027	53019	54027	Noted circa 10/1990⁴
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Mar-91
T027	53019	54027	Noted 27/04/1991 - 0909 Hereford to Birmingham New Street at Droitwich
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Jul-91
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Aug-91
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Dec-91
	977769	977770	Listed at ZA - 08/11/93 - test unit

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

Images:

Unknown date

A Class 114 DMU at Sheffield in the 1980s, with DTC 56027 closest. Graeme Phillips Collection.

21st August 1984

With an impressive array of semaphore signals as a backdrop 54027 leads a Class 114 DMU into Ely station on 21 August 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

3rd May 1987

The rare appearance of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' two-car DMU, formed of cars E54027 & E53019, stabled in Croft Street Sidings at Preston on May 3rd 1987. The following day it worked a Blackpool North - Manchester Victoria service. This was the period when faults on relatively new Class 142's were causing the cobbling together/transfer and reinstatement of first generation DMU sets, prior to the introduction of Class 150/2 Sprinters in sufficient quantities. Martyn Hilbert.

4th May 1987

The rare appearance of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' Two-Car DMU in the Preston area for a few brief days in the Spring of 1987. Formed of cars E54027 & E53019, the unit was stood on the Up Fast at Leyland Station with an early morning Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 4th 1987. The 114's were synonymous with services in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire and were not common visitors to Preston. This was the period when errant Class 142's saw first generation DMU's having an extended period of operation. First introduced in 1956, the last of the Class 114's were withdrawn from passenger service in 1992. Martyn Hilbert.

7th January 1988

Set number: T227

Mainly associated with Lincolnshire, some of the Derby built heavyweight units were subsequently moved away. Inevitably in its quest for non-standardisation, Tyseley received some. Here, trailer 54027 leads a Corby service into Kettering on 7/1/88. The car park to the right was the site of the steam shed. Mike Dean.

11th November 1988

Set number: T227

Class 114 DMU set T227 (54027 + 53019) sits in Doncaster station on November 11th, 1988. They had been transferred to Tyseley from Lincoln in October 1987. Rex Holt.

16th September 1989

Set number: T227

I took this picture of class 114 T227 (54027 + 53019) in the bay platform at Rugby station on 16 September 1989 shortly after it had arrived from Coventry. It was quite an experience to travel on this unit as it ran flat out up the main line for the whole journey instead of its usual stop-start saunter between stations on suburban lines. The smell of very hot engines was very evident in the bay as was the sound of them clicking as they cooled. Peter Tandy.

27th January 1990

Set number: T027

Class 114 DMU set T027 (54027 + 53019) seen stabled in Tyseley depot on the 27th January 1990. Hamish Stevenson.

27th April 1991

Set number: T027

At Droitwich Spa a 2 coach class 114 DMU formed of 54027 + 53019 works a Birmingham via Kidderminster service on 27 April 1991. When I took this photograph the garden on the station was well-tended and looked after by the staff but in 2020 the undergrowth and trees along the platform had taken over. Peter Tandy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 30th July 1977

50037 56037 56027 50043 56024 50010 arriving at Retford. Phil Bidwell.

Date: 30th July 1977

50037+56037+56027+50043+56024+50010 arriving at Retford low level. Phil Bidwell.

Date: 23rd April 1989

Set number: T227

Derby station on 23rd April 1989. This Class 114 DMU set (formed 53019 + 54027, with a Class 116 and Class 117 on the rear out of sight) was waiting to depart for a tour of colliery branch lines in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The tour was organised by the Institute of Mining Engineers. Andrew Walker.

Date: 23rd April 1989

Set number: T227

53019 leads 54027 as set T227 with T319 (51129, 59756, 51149) and T303 (51406, 59516, 51364) on The Institution of Mining Engineers Notts & North Derbyshire Railtour near Welbeck Colliery on a wet and overcast 23/Apr/1989. Robert Chilton.

Date: 26th May 1989

Set number: T227

Class 114 Set T227 (presumably 53019 + 54027) waits time at Preston (at 1400) on Friday 26th May 1989. Colin Brooks.

Date: 28th March 1990

Set number: T027

One of my favourite classes of DMMU was the Derby Heavyweights, class 114. Several sets ended their days at Tyseley Depot and spent a lot of time shuttling between Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa. With only 1 car powered, their performance could best be described as ponderous, but the seats were comfortable and the ambience, in my opinion at least, much better than the class 150s currently used in the area. This picture was taken during the afternoon of 28 March 1990 and shows T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) arriving at Stratford from Leamington. Note that the signalman has already set the ground signals and the points for the train to reverse out and run back into platform 2 for the return to Leamington; this was before the track and signalling was altered to allow departures from platform 1. Peter Tandy.

Date: 28th March 1990

Set number: T027

Class 114 set T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) after shunting into platform 2 at Stratford-upon-Avon on 28 March 1990 and prior to departure for Leamington Spa. The upper quadrant starter is in the off position but the guard hasn't changed the destination blind, probably realising that it wasn't worth the effort as the few passsengers using the train in the mid-afternoon would have had as good a knowledge as him where the train was going. The signal to the left of the starter controlled the exit from the down goods loop which ran behind the signalbox; this was still occasionally used at the time for stabling the stock of excursion trains. It wasn't long for this world though, being severed the following year and removed altogether within a few months. Peter Tandy.

Date: 10th July 1991

Set number: T027

Class 114 DMU set T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) arrives into Cromford station on the Matlock branch on 10 July 1991. Alan Grange.

Date: summer 1991

Set number: T027

Class 114 unit T027 (cars 53019, 54027) seen stabled at Leamington Spa one evening in summer 1991. Bob Belcher.

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