Vehicle 56405 / 54405
Class 101
Builder: Met-Camm
Type: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30468
Diagram: 630
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
56405 - original number
54405 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Images:
Date: 28th April 1979
Ex-works E56405 is seen being shunted by 08161 at Darlington on 28/04/79. John Carter.
Date: 1st May 1981
Class 101 DTC (L) E56405 and DMBS E50219 working the 10:49 Bishop Auckland to Darlington 01/05/1981. Andy Pullar.
Date: 19th August 1987
31412 with DMUs E54405 + E51207 + E51229 + E54089 at Ely North Junction, 19.08.87. Surface Stock.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 Cambridge sets 54405 + 51207 (L220) and 54068 + 51444 near Swavesey on 24.03.90. Surface Stock.
Date: 24th March 1990
Set number: L220
54405 + 51207 and 54068 + 51444 arrive at Longstanton, 24.03.90. Surface Stock.
Date: 12th May 1990
Set number: L220
Class 101 set L220 (54405 + 51207) at Littleport with 2H62, the Cambridge to Kings Lynn, on 12.05.90. Surface Stock.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 4th August 1982
50233 and 56405 are seen at South Bank on 4/8/82. Jerry Glover.
Date: 15th July 1987
Set number: 84
51209, 54083, 54405 and 51207 with bridge 399 behind which carries A140 Cromer to Norwich road. 15th July 1987. Surface Stock.
Date: 5th March 1989
Set number: 01
Cambridge set 01 51207 + 54405 approaches Queen Adelaide at 11.50 from the Littleport direction. 05.03.89. Surface Stock.
Date: 10th May 1990
Set number: L831
A 4-car Class 101 set ran for a few weeks in May 1990. Seen here L831 53265 + 59072 + 59115 + 51211 and 2 car 51207 + 54405 with 2H25. Seen from Ely North box, 10.05.90. Surface Stock.
Date: 14th September 1991
Set number: L220
51207 + 54405 (L220) arrive at Ely (11:07 departure) on a service to Cambridge, 14-9-91. Kevin Dowd.