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Vehicle 50004 / 53004

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

07/11/56	New to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
10/05/87	Stored U.	LN (Lincoln)
05/07/87	To Parcels Sector at	CA (Cambridge)
circa Dec-88	Sector Change to	RPXN
p/e 02/12/89	Sector Change to	CA (Cambridge) RPXX
p/e 24/02/90	Sector Change to	CA (Cambridge) RXXA
28/03/90	Withdrawn from	CA (Cambridge) RPXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50004 - original number
53004 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Jun-79 - AWS fitted
Jun-87 - Converted for parcels use - as DMBP at CA

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/06/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50004	56004	As delivered to 40A - 7th November 1956
50004	56004	Noted 16th Aug 1959
50004	56044	Noted 06/04/65 - at Stapleford and Sandiacre on a Nottingham - Sheffield working¹
50004	56004	Noted 24/07/65 - at Brough with 50031 + 56042¹
50004	56004	Noted May 1968
50004	56003	Noted 15/08/1970²
50004	56004	Noted 01/10/1972 - with 50017 + 56043 on unknown railtour in Grantham / Doncaster / Leeds area.
50004	56004	Noted 01/10/1972 - 50017-56043 + 50004-56004 working Grantham to Keighley and return special
50004	56004	Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50005 + 56013¹
50004	56004	Noted 24/08/74 - on Lincoln depot³
50004	56004	Noted 24/08/74 - at Cleethorpes³
50004	56004	Noted 27/08/1974 - at York²
50004	56043	Noted 02/11/1974 - at Doncaster²
50004	56005	Noted 03/01/75 - on Neville Hill depot³
50004	56018	Noted 25/10/75 - at Leeds¹
50004	56018	Noted 20/11/75 - at Brough¹
50004	56021	Noted 07/04/1976 - at Doncaster²
50004	56021	Noted 03/06/76 - at Cambridge³
50004	56004	Noted 24/09/77 - at Retford and Sheffield Midland³
50004	56026	Noted circa 04/1982⁴
53004	54028	Noted circa 06/1985⁴
53004	54028	Noted circa 01/1986⁴
53004	54028	Noted circa 05/1986⁴
53004	54028	Noted 24/12/86
53004	53040	Noted 23/06/1987 - at Shenfield - parcels set⁵
53004	53040	Noted 10/07/87
53004	54028	Noted circa 09/1988 - Parcels set⁴

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

Images:

January 1967

E50004; Sheffield, January 1967. E50004 was the first DMU to be painted at Doncaster in rail-blue livery; the double-arrow symbols were painted by hand. BR produced a Design Manual when the double arrow was introduced, and this showed that the double arrow always faced forward when displayed on a ship's funnel. The paintshop at Doncaster mis-interpreted this, thinking that - as with the original BR crest - the arrow should always face the front, and so E50004 emerged from Doncaster incorrectly liveried on the driver's side. I don't know how long this remained before being corrected. David Faircloth.

Unknown date

A Class 114 DMU in the white/blue stripe refurbished liver stabled at Sheffield, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

21st April 1981

With pedestrians waiting at the level crossing gates on High Street, Derby built Class 114 Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) E50004 was departing from Lincoln Central with a service to Sheffield on April 21st 1981. E50004 was in refurbished white with blue stripe livery, whilst its trailer car was still in blue/grey. The third vehicle is a Cravens. Martyn Hilbert.

circa 1988

An Express Parcels Class 114 DMU - 53004 thought to be closest - with a Met-Camm on the rear in Leeds station, circa 1988. Mike Bunker.

Unknown date

Parcels Class 114 53004 receives some mechanical attention at Norwich (Thorpe). Date unknown, circa 1988/9. Malcolm Clements.

circa 1990

Class 114 E53004 seen at Cambridge after withdrawal. Date unknown, circa 1990. Malcolm Clements.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 24th December 1986

A Derby built class 114 dmu comprising of cars 54028 & 53004, are sat waiting departure time in platform 3a at Sheffield with a Hull service, on Christmas Eve 1986. Andrew J Crowther.

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