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Vehicle 56402 / 54402


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

w/e 28/06/58 New to 62B (Dundee)
4w/e 04/07/59 Transferred to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
2w/e 09/04/60 Transferred to 62B (Dundee)
17/08/69 On loan to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
07/09/69 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73Depot code changeBG
w/e 15/08/76 Transferred to NL (Neville Hill)
w/e 15/10/78 Transferred to CA (Cambridge)
p/e 10/11/90 Sector Change to CA (Cambridge) NNEX
25/08/92 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
22/10/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
27/10/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

56402 - original number
54402 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

18/12/76 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 15/12/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51244 56402 As delivered to 62B - June 1958
51244 56402 Transfer to Leith Central - 4w/e 04/07/59
51244 56402 Transfer to 62B - 2w/e 09/04/60
51252 56402 Noted 20/08/69 - at Leeds1
51230 56402 Noted 28/08/1972 - at Scarborough2
51229 56402 Noted 27/08/1974 - at York2
51229 56402 Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster2
51252 56402 Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot3
51252 56402 Noted 08/09/75 - at Brough1
51246 56402 Noted 07/10/75 - at Brough1
51223 56402 Noted 20/11/75 - at Brough1
51246 56402 Noted 11/02/76 - at Brough1
51246 56402 Noted 06/03/76 - at Hull1
51204 56402 Noted 10/04/76 - at Brough1
51204 56402 Noted 22/05/76 - at Brough1
51204 56402 Noted Jun-76 - at Doncaster1
51246 56402 Noted 17/07/76 - at Leeds1
51246 56402 Noted 18/08/76 - on 1055 Sheffield-Retford
51444 56402 Noted 06/07/77 - on 1353 Cambridge-Doncaster with 50022 + 56017
51444 56402 Noted 07/08/1978 - at York2
51444 56402 Transfer to CA - w/e 15/10/78
51215 56402 Noted 30/08/1979 - At Royston working to Cambridge and back4
51442 56402 Noted 28/05/81
51442 56402 Noted 19/02/83
51426 56402 Noted circa 08/19835
51426 54402 Noted circa 04/19855
51426 54402 Noted 04/06/85 - at Norwich3
51426 54402 Noted 22/07/85
51426 54402 Listed at Cambridge - circa Nov-85
51426 54402 Noted 12/04/19865
04 51215 54402 Formed at CA circa Jun-86
04 51215 54402 Noted 28/08/19865
02 51208 54402 Formation change - CA - circa Dec-86
51208 54402 Noted 20/06/19875
51208 54402 Noted 29/08/19875
02 51208 54402 Noted 13/05/1989 - BLS Orwell Docker Railtour 02 (L221) and L220
L221 51208 54402 Listed at CA - 15/05/89
L221 51208 54402 Listed at CA - 21/01/91
51208 54402 Noted 10/04/92 - on 19:14 Marks Tey - Sudbury and 19:39 Sudbury - Marks Tey6
51208 54402 Noted 12/04/92 - on 11:15 Harwich Town - Manningtree6
L221 51208 54402 Listed at CA - 24/02/92 - NSE NNEX pool
L221 51208 54402 Listed at CA - 12/08/92
L221 51208 54402 Noted circa 09/19925
L221 51208 54402 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L221 51208 54402 Noted 10th November 1992

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Sheffield

Unknown date

Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs in one of the centre road in Sheffield, date unknown. DTC E56402 is closest. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 101 DMU at Bradford Forster Square

13th September 1976

Class 101 DTCL E56402 in Bradford Forster Square station on 13 September 1976. Michael Mensing.

Class 101 DMU at Huntingdon

29th May 1981

E56402 and E51442 at Huntingdon on the 29th May 1981. Note the crudely painted over PTE emblem. Ian McDonald.

Class 101 DMU at Cambridge

20th March 1987

Set number: 02

Class 101 Met Camm DMU set 02 with DTCL 54402 leading at Cambridge for Royston 22-3-87. By October 1987 it was in NSE livery partnered with DMBS 51208. Note 1st Class is still intact here. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 101 DMU at Cambridge

11th July 1987

The inner ends of 54402 and 51208 at Cambridge on the 11th July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Class 101 DMU at Cambridge

11th July 1987

The front end of Class 101 DTC 54402 at Cambridge on 11 July 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Class 101 DMU at Lamarsh

Unknown date

Set number: 02

Class 101 set 02 (54402 + 51208) at Lamarsh in the late '80s. David Underwood.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

22nd May 1988

54402 + 51208 seen north of Ely on Cambridge to Kings Lynn working. Note there isnt a set number on leading car. 22nd May 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 101 DMU at March

28th October 1989

Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs form an early afternoon (13:08 or 13:27) Peterborough - Cambridge service seen leaving March on 28 October 1989. Closest is 54402 with the blue/grey set being 54055 + 53228. Dave Warby.

Class 101 DMU at Ely

14th September 1991

Set number: L221

54402 + 51208 at Ely on 14/9/91. Sparegang.

Class 101 DMU at Littleport

October 1991

Set number: L221

A two-car and a three-car Class 101 DMUs at Littleport (Cambridgeshire) in October 1991. The closest set appears to be L221, presumably 54402 + 51208. George Woods.

Class 101 DMU at Littleport

October 1991

Set number: L221

Arriving into Littleport station in October 1991 is a five-car Class 101 formation with set L221 (54402 and presumably 51208) leading. George Woods.

Class 101 DMU at Sudbury

10th April 1992

Set number: L221

54402 L221 at Sudbury on 10 April 1992. David Bellamy.

Class 101 DMU at Slough

30th March 1993

Set number: L221

Met-Camm set L221 (54402 + 51208) departs from Slough with the 14:46 to Windsor on March 30, 1993. John Carter.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 13th September 1976

A two-car Met-Camm set at Keighley on 13 September 1976. DMBS 51246 closest, paired with 56402. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 13th September 1976

A Class 101 Met-Camm two-car set formed of E51246 + E56402 in Bradford Forster Square station on 13 September 1976. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 29th May 1981

E51442 & E56402 at Huntingdon on the 29th May 1981. Ian McDonald.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1983

Back in 1983, electrification towards Cambridge only extended to Royston on the GN route and to Bishop's Stortford on the GE. The King's Cross line had lost its through services and a dmu shuttle was provided from Royston to Cambridge. Refurbished Metro-Cammell sets were used for many years and these retained First Class accommodation. E51442 came from the NER in 1977 and spent 10 years allocated to Cambridge, here partnering E56402 it has arrived on the 10.20 from Cambridge and is awaiting passengers off the 09.40 from King's Cross. 19th February 1983. Gerard Fletcher.

DMU

Date: circa June 1987

Freshly painted into NSE livery 51208 (and presumably 54402) are seen at Royston with a Cambridge service circa June 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th October 1989

Set number: L221

Two two-car Met-Camm DMUs form an early afternoon (13:08 or 13:27) Peterborough - Cambridge service seen leaving March on 28 October 1989. Closest is 51208 + 54402 (set L221) with the blue/grey set being 54055 + 53228. Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: July 1990

Set number: L221

Class 101 DMU set L221 (presumably 51208 + 54402) at Kings Lynn in July 1990. John Law.

DMU

Date: 8th September 1990

Set number: L221

A NSE-liveried Class 101 two-car Metro-Cammell unit, 51208 leading presumably with 54402, approaches Sudbury Station after its journey from Marks Tey. on September 8, 1990. Mike Dean.

DMU

Date: 19th October 1991

Set number: L221

I went to Ely on 19 October 1991, partly to photograph "Taw Valley" and "Flying Scotsman" on specials and partly to record the semaphores that would soon be disappearing. An additional image included a couple of Class 101 2-car sets at Ely. The set on the left is 101655 (formed 54062/51428), but I didn't record the set on the right. It looks like the set number is L221, which I think at this time was 51208/54402. Lewis Bevan.

DMU

Date: 10th April 1992

Set number: L221

L221 (51208 + 54402) at Marks Tey on 10 April 1992. David Bellamy.

DMU

Date: 15th June 1992

Set number: L221

Class 101 Met Cam DMU set L221 (presumably 51208 + 54402) in Stansted Airport station with a Cambridge service on 15-6-92. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.