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Vehicle 50019 / 53019

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

01/01/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
2w/e 02/05/59	Transferred to	41A (Darnall)
2w/e 30/04/61	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
04/10/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
11/06/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RDTS

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50019 - original number
53019 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Dec-86 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 13/10/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50019	56019	As delivered to 40A - 1st January 1957
	50019	56019	Noted 26th Jun 1960
	50019	56019	Noted 26th Jun 1960
	50019	56019	Noted 15/09/62
	50019	56036	Noted 03/11/66 - at Doncaster¹
	50019	56021	Noted 11/04/67 - at Doncaster¹
	50019	56021	Noted 01/06/67 - at Leeds City¹
	50019	56019	Noted 01/04/69 - at Sheffield Midland¹
	50019	56023	Noted 16/08/1971 - at Doncaster²
	50019	56023	Noted 28/04/73 - at Leeds with 50024/56024¹
	50019	56019	Noted 11/08/73 - at Doncaster between 50038/56038 + 50027/56027¹
	50019	56019	Noted 08/09/73 - at York³
	50019	56040	Noted 02/01/75 - at York³
	50019	56041	Noted 30/04/76 - at Doncaster³
	50019	56019	Noted 03/09/77 - at Doncaster³
	50019	56019	Noted 07/01/78 - on 1100 Cleethorpes-Newark Northgate
	50019	56014	Noted 30/03/1980 - 8 car 114 noted working Louth-York and return 50009-56030+56014-50019+56007-50043+50012-56021 [car 56021 assumed]
	50019	56039	Noted 18/06/80 - at Norwich³
	50019	56010	Noted 21/10/80 - at Ipswich³
	53019	54024	Noted circa 11/1983⁴
	53019	54010	Noted circa 07/1985⁴
	53019	54010	Noted 20/07/85
	53019	54010	Noted 31/08/1985 - at Derby⁵
	53019	54010	Noted circa 01/1986⁴
	53019	54010	Noted 24/04/1987 - at Leeds⁵
T227	53019	54027	Noted 09/01/1988⁴
T227	53019	54027	Noted 13/01/1988⁴
T227	53019	54027	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
	53019	54027	Noted 23/04/1989 - The Institution of Mining Engineers Notts & North Derbyshire Railtour T227+T319+T303
T227	53019	54027	Noted 23/04/1989
T227	53019	54027	Noted 25th May 1989
T219	53019	54027	Noted 27th May 1989
T227	53019	54027	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T027	53019	54027	New set number at TS - Oct-89 - ex-T227
T027	53019	54027	Noted 15/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers The North Yorkshire Railtour T027+T309+T304
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
	53019	54027	Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot²
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - mid May-90
T027	53019	54027	Noted circa 10/1990⁴
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Mar-91
T027	53019	54027	Noted 27/04/1991 - 0909 Hereford to Birmingham New Street at Droitwich
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Jul-91
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Aug-91
T027	53019	54027	Listed at TS - Dec-91
T027	53019	54006	Noted circa 01/1992⁴

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

Images:

15th September 1962

E50019 receives some attention from fitters at Birmingham New Street on September 15th, 1962. It is seen at around 3.50pm after arriving from the Leicester direction with E56019 and a three-car Cravens set. Michael Mensing.

Unknown date

A Class 114 in Sheffield station with Leeds on the destination blind, date unknown. Tge DMBS is E50019, the DTCL is likely E56039. Paul Redmond.

Unknown date

A Class 114 DMU at Sheffield, DMBS E53019 closest. Taken between June 1983 (when it was renumbered into the 53xxx series) and the mid-1980s. Curly42.

7th July 1984

Class 114 Derby 2-car DMU 53019 + 54038 at Boston with a late afternoon Doncaster service on 7-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

14th September 1987

The 1045 Sheffield - Cleethorpes service runs into Scunthorpe Station formed of Class 114 pairing E53019+E54010. In approximately three weeks time the leading vehicle, E53019 will be transferred to Tyseley, ending a 26 years association with Lincoln Depot ..... 14th September 1987. Nigel Mack.

1988

Set number: T227

A busy moment at Leamington Spa in 1988. The through platform lines are occupied by DMUs of Class 117 (heritage GWR liveried unit T305 51410 + 59520 + 51368 on the left) and Class 114 (set T227 with 53019 visible), whilst an unidentified class 58 passes through the centre road with a loaded MGR coal train destined for Didcot power station. Bob Belcher.

23rd April 1989

Set number: T227

53019 leads 54027 as set T227 with T319 (51129, 59756, 51149) and T303 (51406, 59516, 51364) on The Institution of Mining Engineers Notts & North Derbyshire Railtour near Welbeck Colliery on a wet and overcast 23/Apr/1989. Robert Chilton.

23rd April 1989

Set number: T227

Derby station on 23rd April 1989. This Class 114 DMU set (formed 53019 + 54027, with a Class 116 and Class 117 on the rear out of sight) was waiting to depart for a tour of colliery branch lines in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The tour was organised by the Institute of Mining Engineers. Andrew Walker.

26th May 1989

Set number: T227

Class 114 Set T227 (presumably 53019 + 54027) waits time at Preston (at 1400) on Friday 26th May 1989. Colin Brooks.

15th October 1989

Set number: T027

The Institute of Mining Engineers North Yorkshire Railtour at Sheffield on 15 October 1989. Class 114 set T027 with 53019 is closest, Six Bells Junction lists the other vehicles as 54027, T309 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) and T304 (51407 + 59517 + 51365). Stuart Mackay Collection.

28th March 1990

Set number: T027

One of my favourite classes of DMMU was the Derby Heavyweights, class 114. Several sets ended their days at Tyseley Depot and spent a lot of time shuttling between Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa. With only 1 car powered, their performance could best be described as ponderous, but the seats were comfortable and the ambience, in my opinion at least, much better than the class 150s currently used in the area. This picture was taken during the afternoon of 28 March 1990 and shows T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) arriving at Stratford from Leamington. Note that the signalman has already set the ground signals and the points for the train to reverse out and run back into platform 2 for the return to Leamington; this was before the track and signalling was altered to allow departures from platform 1. Peter Tandy.

28th March 1990

Set number: T027

Class 114 set T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) after shunting into platform 2 at Stratford-upon-Avon on 28 March 1990 and prior to departure for Leamington Spa. The upper quadrant starter is in the off position but the guard hasn't changed the destination blind, probably realising that it wasn't worth the effort as the few passsengers using the train in the mid-afternoon would have had as good a knowledge as him where the train was going. The signal to the left of the starter controlled the exit from the down goods loop which ran behind the signalbox; this was still occasionally used at the time for stabling the stock of excursion trains. It wasn't long for this world though, being severed the following year and removed altogether within a few months. Peter Tandy.

circa 1991

Set number: T027

Class 114 set T027 (53019 closest) at Leamington Spa circa early 1990s. Walter Burt.

summer 1991

Set number: T027

Class 114 unit T027 (cars 53019, 54027) seen stabled at Leamington Spa one evening in summer 1991. Bob Belcher.

2nd January 1992

Set number: T027

53019 is at the front of T027 + T324 at Birmingham New Street with the 17:30 to Hereford on the 2nd January 1992. Gazza Prescott.

15th July 1992

Set number: T027

The one that got away! Class 114 DMBS 53019 Sitting in the withdrawn siding at Tyseley Depot on 15/Jul/1992. This was one of the lucky ones, being subsequently preserved at the Midland Railway - Butterley and today is the only class 114 DMBS in existence in original passenger condition. The coloured dot next to the vehicle number was part of a coding system to denote which withdrawn vehicles were to be scrapped or had been sold for further use. Robert Chilton.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 15th September 1962

E56019 and E50019 are seen in Birmingham New Street on September 15th, 1962, forming the 4.23pm service to Derby. The DTC has an unusual shape of whiskers, the DMBS has two exhaust pipes, not the joined box Derby vehicles normally had in this era. Both vehicles carry electrification flashes. Michael Mensing.

Date: unknown

Class 114 DTCL E56039 in Sheffield station, date unknown. The DMBS is possibly E50019. Paul Redmond.

Date: 3rd May 1987

The rare appearance of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' two-car DMU, formed of cars E54027 & E53019, stabled in Croft Street Sidings at Preston on May 3rd 1987. The following day it worked a Blackpool North - Manchester Victoria service. This was the period when faults on relatively new Class 142's were causing the cobbling together/transfer and reinstatement of first generation DMU sets, prior to the introduction of Class 150/2 Sprinters in sufficient quantities. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 4th May 1987

The rare appearance of a Class 114 'Derby Heavyweight' Two-Car DMU in the Preston area for a few brief days in the Spring of 1987. Formed of cars E54027 & E53019, the unit was stood on the Up Fast at Leyland Station with an early morning Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on May 4th 1987. The 114's were synonymous with services in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire and were not common visitors to Preston. This was the period when errant Class 142's saw first generation DMU's having an extended period of operation. First introduced in 1956, the last of the Class 114's were withdrawn from passenger service in 1992. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 11th November 1988

Set number: T227

Class 114 DMU set T227 (54027 + 53019) sits in Doncaster station on November 11th, 1988. They had been transferred to Tyseley from Lincoln in October 1987. Rex Holt.

Date: 16th September 1989

Set number: T227

I took this picture of class 114 T227 (54027 + 53019) in the bay platform at Rugby station on 16 September 1989 shortly after it had arrived from Coventry. It was quite an experience to travel on this unit as it ran flat out up the main line for the whole journey instead of its usual stop-start saunter between stations on suburban lines. The smell of very hot engines was very evident in the bay as was the sound of them clicking as they cooled. Peter Tandy.

Date: 27th January 1990

Set number: T027

Class 114 DMU set T027 (54027 + 53019) seen stabled in Tyseley depot on the 27th January 1990. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 28th March 1990

Set number: T027

This picture was taken at Bishopton, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon, on 28 March 1990 long before the Parkway station was built and not long after the A46 link road was opened. It shows class 114 T027 (54027 + 53019) passing Stratford East's fixed down distant signal with a train from Leamington Spa later to form the 12.12 back to the spa town. Peter Tandy.

Date: 27th April 1991

Set number: T027

At Droitwich Spa a 2 coach class 114 DMU formed of 54027 + 53019 works a Birmingham via Kidderminster service on 27 April 1991. When I took this photograph the garden on the station was well-tended and looked after by the staff but in 2020 the undergrowth and trees along the platform had taken over. Peter Tandy.

Date: 10th July 1991

Set number: T027

Class 114 DMU set T027 (presumably 53019 + 54027) arrives into Cromford station on the Matlock branch on 10 July 1991. Alan Grange.

Date: 2nd January 1992

Set number: T324

T324 (53053 + 59672 + 53101) with T027 (53019 + 54006) at Hereford, having arrived as the 17:30 ex-Birmingham New Street on the 2nd January 1992. Gazza Prescott.

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