Set 79
These formations have been noted:
| 51223 | 56315 | Noted circa e1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56074 | Noted circa late 1972 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56116 | Noted 22/10/72 - at Ipswich2 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56437 | Noted circa e1973 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56362 | Noted 28/07/73 - at Thetford1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56362 | Noted 28/12/73 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56443 | Noted 18/06/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56443 | Noted 15/07/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56443 | Noted 21/09/74 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 51223 | 56137 | Listed at NR - 19/07/75 | ||||||
| 50597 | 56186 | Noted 13/02/76 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 50597 | 56123 | Noted 03/06/77 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 50597 | 56123 | Noted 03/08/78 - on Norwich depot1 | ||||||
| 50597 | 56139 | Listed at NR - Autumn 1978 | ||||||
| 50597 | 56131 | Noted 13/12/80 | ||||||
| 50597 | 56131 | Noted 29/12/80 - at Bury St Edmunds1 | ||||||
| 53214 | 54067 | Noted 11/06/84 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 53214 | 54067 | Noted circa 04/19853 | ||||||
| 53205 | 54390 | Formed at NC circa Mar-86 | ||||||
| 53205 | 54390 | Noted circa 04/19863 | ||||||
| 53205 | 54390 | Noted 10/04/86 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 53205 | 54390 | Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986 | ||||||
| 53205 | 54390 | Noted 13/12/19863 | ||||||
| 53205 | 54390 | Noted 15/02/1987 - at Ely on 09.50 Cambridge to Kings Lynn. 4 | ||||||
| 53205 | 54390 | Listed at NC - Feb-87 | ||||||
| 51184 | 54342 | Noted 20/06/19873 | ||||||
| 51184 | 54342 | Noted 20/06/87 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| 51184 | 54342 | Listed at NC - Dec-87 | ||||||
| 51184 | 54342 | Noted 26/03/19883 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Ipswich Transport Society
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Nicholas Youngman
7th July 1981
Two car to Yarmouth. PW work briefly halts as the gang turn to watch BRCW Class 104 DMBS E50597 leading set 79 with a Cravens DTCL on the 11.18 Norwich to Yarmouth local service spluttering away from the station. A fine selection of traction and stock can be seen in the background. 7th July 1981. Bruce Galloway.
19th October 1985
A six-car Class 101 formation is seen with the 'Wear and Wendley Dalesman' railtour at Stanhope on 19/10/1985. It originated at Darlington. This is now part of the Weardale Railway. Graeme Phillips Collection.
19th October 1985
A trio of Heaton allocated class 101 2-car DMU's are seen at the closed station of Stanhope on the Weardale line on October 19, 1985. By this date the line beyond Bishop Aukland was retained as a freight only line serving Etherley ballast tip and Eastgate Cement Works the station at Stanhope having closed on 29/05/1953. This railtour operated by Hertfordshire Railtours had started from London Kings Cross behind 31 447 and 31 448 loco hauled to Darlington. To cover the two lengthy freight branches in Weardale and Wensleydale passengers transferred to this six car DMU formation for the middle six hours of the day 11.30 to 17.43. The same class 31's then returned the tour passenger to London leaving Darlington at 18.05. Adrian Nicholls.
11th August 1987
Norwich based 2 car Metro-Cammell set 79 (54342, 51184) is seen on the outskirts of North Walsham, with a Norwich - Sheringham service, on the predominately 30 mile single track branch, which is now known as the "Bittern Line". 11th August 1987. Andrew J Crowther.
23rd December 1987
M51184 + M54342 with 2C20 10.10 Ely to Norwich at Ely on 23rd December 1987. Nicholas Youngman.
13th June 1988
A two-car Metro-Cam Class 101, 51184 leading and presumably with 54342, gallops past Three Horse Shoes signal box with an Ely to Peterborough service. Three Horse Shoes was the junction for the goods only Benwick branch, opened by the Great Eastern in 1898 and closed in 1966. The box was subsequently modernised, losing its impressive chimney. June 13, 1988. Mike Dean.
4th July 1988
Class 101 E54390 is seen near Ely on route to Snailwell, 4th July 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
September 1988
Set 79 is seen in Norwich with 51184 leading, and presumably with 54342, September 1988. Mac Winfield.
25th October 1988
101 Set 79 (E51184 & E54342) on the 1040 Lowestoft - Norwich awaits departure at Lowestoft on Tuesday 25th October 1988. Colin Brooks.
25th October 1988
Class 101 Set 79 (54342 + 51184) on a 09XX Norwich - Lowestoft service approaches Lowestoft at 10:30 on Tuesday 25th October 1988. Colin Brooks.
9th July 1989
In Scarborough station on 09-07-1989 156 487, Class 101 51184 & 142 006 await their next duties. 51184 had recently been transferred to Neville Hill but still carried it's Norwich set number. Gordon Thomson.
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