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Vehicle 50006 / 53006

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

20/11/56	New to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
27/08/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
29/07/91	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PTSX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50006 - original number
53006 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Dec-86 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 11/09/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50006	56006	As delivered to 40A - 20th November 1956
	50006	56006	Noted 16th Aug 1959
	50006	56006	Noted May 1968
	50006	56006	Noted 31/12/68 - at Sheffield Midland¹
	50006	56006	Noted 02/01/70 - in Sheffield Midland²
	50006	56005	Noted 18/08/1972 - at Derby³
	50006	56008	Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster with 50020 + 56010¹
	50006	56047	Noted 06/09/75 - at York¹
	50006	56047	Noted 06/11/75 - at Brough with 50024/56024¹
	50006	56027	Noted 17/11/75 - at Brough¹
	50006	56047	Noted 28/02/76 - at York²
	50006	56036	Noted 03/04/76 - at Doncaster²
	50006	56002	Noted 11/06/77 - on 0953 Cleethorpes-Sheffield with 51287 + 56445
	50006	56006	Noted 01/09/77 - at Bury St Edmunds²
	50006	56006	Noted 27/05/78 - on 1522 Leeds-Sheffield
	50006	56036	Noted 26/11/81
	50006	56018	Noted circa 04/1982⁴
	50006	56012	Noted circa 02/1983⁴
	53006	54028	Noted circa 01/1984⁴
	53006	54039	Noted circa 05/1984⁴
	53006	54038	Noted circa 02/1986⁴
	53006	54038	Noted 02/12/1986⁴
	53006	54038	Noted 30/03/87 - on 18:05 Wakefield Westgate - Wakefield Kirkgate⁵
	53006	54038	Noted 30/03/87 - on 18:11 Wakefield Kirkgate - Huddersfield⁵
	53006	54009	Noted 04/07/87 - at Norwich²
T223	53006	54009	Formed at TS Aug-87 - from LN
T223	53006	54009	Noted circa 09/1987⁴
	53006	54009	Noted 14/10/87
T223	53006	54009	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T223	53006	54010	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T026	53006	54010	New set number at TS - Nov-89 - ex-T223
T026	53006	54010	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
	53006	54010	Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot⁶
T026	53006	54010	Listed at TS - mid May-90
T026	53006	54010	Noted 19/01/1991 - 11.30 Lydney - Cardiff Central Rugby Special
T026	53006	54010	Listed at TS - Mar-91
spare	53006		Listed at TS - Jul-91

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Jeremy Goodyear

Images:

November 1980

A Class 114 DMU in the bay at Grantham in November 1980. DMBS E50006 has Skegness on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

26th November 1981

It is 10.10pm by the station clock and the fume-filled York station is captured during a brief period of inactivity as Lincoln-allocated and Derby 1956-built class 114 unit No.50006-56036 gurgles away in the bay platform 11 forming a late-evening stopping service to Sheffield on 26th November 1981. My overnight on the station was just unfolding with much action to be witnessed over the next 10 hours! Gordon Edgar.

19th January 1986

An interior view of the maintenance depot at Lincoln, seen on Sunday 19th January 1986. Among the many DMUs on shed is a solitary Class 08, no. 08102. The nearest DMU on the right is no. E53006, which on this occasion was paired with no. E54038. Andrew Walker.

1988

Set number: T223

WMPTE lettered Class 114 set T223 (the DMBS is presumably 53006) at Doncaster in 1988. John Law.

27th October 1989

Set number: T026

Tyseley Class 114 DMU, set T026 (presumably 53006 + 54010), sits in Bay Platform 4 in Hereford station on 27th October 1989. Class 114's were not a common DMU type to be seen at Hereford, although in later years Tyseley acquired a right mix of DMU classes/types to keep a service going. Paul James.

25th January 1990

Set number: T026

The 14:06 ex-Leamington Spa at Stratford-upon-Avon on the 25th January 1990 formed of 53006 + 54010. Hamish Stevenson.

17th April 1990

Set number: T026

A convenient gap in the foilage for two-car class 114 T026 (53006 + 54010) rolling down Hatton Bank on 17 April 1990 while working an early afternoon train from Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington Spa. This location is just to the north of where Warwick Parkway was later built. Peter Tandy.

27th April 1990

Set number: T026

This picture was taken on 27 April 1990 and is a graphic demonstration of how things just outside Stratford-upon-Avon station have changed over the years. The goods loop, signalbox, gasholders, canning factory and chimneys have all gone and it's next to impossible to reach this spot for a "now" comparison shot in 2024. The train is class 114 set T026 (54010 + 53006) leaving the town with the 08.12 service to Leamington Spa, the return of this, the 07.30 from Leamington (see image 20787). Peter Tandy.

4th September 1990

Set number: T026

Class 114 set T026, 53006 closest - presumably with 54010, at Stratford-uoon-Avon on September 4, 1990. John Carter.

4th September 1990

Set number: T026

53006 in Leamington Spa, September 4, 1990. John Carter.

11th November 1991

Set number: T026

Class 114 DMBS 53006 (T026) at Snailwell on 11th November 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 10th March 1979

A Class 114 DMU formed of E56006 + E50006 on a Doncaster to Cambridge service approaching Postland on the GN & GE Joint line, 10.03.79. Not heading for Lincoln as shown on the destination blind ! Phil Bevan.

Date: 22nd November 1981

In contrasting liveries, a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' two-car DMU formed of cars E56018 & E50006 was approaching Doncaster with a Sheffield to Cleethorpes service on November 22nd 1981. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 9th April 1985

A Class 114 DMU formed of 54038 + 53006 approaches Doncaster station on Tuesday 9th April 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 27th October 1987

Set number: T223

Class 114 set T223 (54009 + 53006) seen at Ely on the 07.20 Birmingham to Cambridge, 27/10/87. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: June 1989

Set number: T223

An unusual visitor to Hereford, at that time, in the form of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' DMU, set T223 (presumably 54040 + 53006), sits in bay platform 4 at Hereford station. Photo taken sometime between 5th & 8th June 1989. Paul James.

Date: 11th January 1990

Set number: T026

This is a colour version of B & W shot image 24444 showing class 114 T026 (54010 + 53006) at Stratford-upon-Avon dated 11 January 1990 but after the staff member had moved away. The train is the 17:07 to Leamington. The colour of the sky hasn't been manipulated but is a consequence of the long exposure, 20 seconds at f5.6 on 100asa film, needed to get a well-exposed image in the days before very bright LED platform lights Peter Tandy.

Date: 11th January 1990

Set number: T026

One of my favourite times of day for photography was when it was dark enough to require a tripod for time exposure (pre full-frame digital equipment!) but with some light left in the sky. This image from Stratford-upon-Avon was taken at Stratford-upon-Avon on 11 January 1990 as class 114 T026 (54010 + 53006) stood in platform 2 waiting to form an evening train to Leamington Spa. One of the Stratford drivers, Oliver, is on P1 while the train driver relaxes for a few minutes as he has nearly 30 minutes to wait until departure time. Peter Tandy.

Date: 25th January 1990

Set number: T026

T026 (54010 + 53006) reversing out of Stratford-upon-Avon station on the 25th January 1990. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 19th March 1990

Set number: T026

Class 114 T026 (54010 + 53006) at Stratford-upon-Avon and taken on the late morning of 19 March 1990. The unit would have later formed the 12.12 to Leamington Spa. Prominent in the picture are the gasholders, still in use at that time, and the mix of lower and upper quadrant semaphore signals every sign of which have now gone. Peter Tandy.

Date: 27th April 1990

Set number: T026

In 1990 some Derby Heavyweight DMMUs were allocated to Tyseley and were often used on the infrequent shuttle service between Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon. On 27 April 1990 I went to the lineside near where I lived at the time and took shot of T026 (presumably 54010 + 53006) about to arrive at the station with the 07.30 from Leamington. The Down Goods Loop was about to be disconnected and then lifted and the associated smaller arm on the signal gantry removed. There were few opportunities to take a shot with this arm lowered in my time photographing there I have. This was done for me by a kind signalman with whom I was friendly. Peter Tandy.

Date: 10th May 1990

Set number: T026

Class 114 DMU set T026 (54010 + 53006) at Derby on 10 May 1990. Sparegang.

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