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Vehicle 50030 / 53030

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

24/01/57	New to	40A (Lincoln)
Feb-58	Transferred to	30A (Stratford)
Mar-58	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
3w/e 04/07/59	Transferred to	41A (Darnall)
Oct-59	On loan to	NER (NER)
31/10/59	Ex-loan back to	41A (Darnall)
4w/e 28/04/62	Transferred to	40A (Lincoln)
May 1973	Depot code change	LN
04/10/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
15/05/89	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PTSX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50030 - original number
53030 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 24/09/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50030	56030	As delivered to 40A - 24th January 1957
	50030	56030	Transfer to 41A - 4w/e 28/11/59 - ex-loan NER
	50030	56030	Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 28/04/62
	50030	56030	Noted 03/11/66 - at Doncaster¹
	50030	56030	Noted May 1968
	50030	56030	Noted 28/10/71 - in Sheffield Midland²
	50030	56030	Noted 29/08/74 - in Sheffield Midland²
	50030	56041	Noted 08/09/75 - at Doncaster with 50026/56002¹
	50030	56034	Noted Jun-76 - at Sheffield¹
	50030	56035	Noted 11/11/76 - at Cambridge²
	50030	56035	Noted 12/02/77 - at York¹
	50030	56047	Noted 28/03/82
	50030	56047	Noted circa 04/1982³
	50030	56047	Noted circa 03/1983³
	53030	54047	Noted circa 05/1984³
	53030	54039	Noted circa 07/1985³
	53030	54039	Noted 29/07/85 - at Norwich²
	53030	54011	Noted circa 05/1986³
	53030	54011	Noted 28/10/1986³
T230	53030	54011	Noted circa 01/1988³
T230	53030	54011	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T230	53030	54011	Noted 17/09/88
	53030	54011	Noted 24/09/88 - on 10.06 Nottingham - Derby
T230	53030	54011	Noted 25th April 1989

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

7th March 1970

DMU cars E50030 and E56030 have arrived at Mablethorpe with the 13.56 from Willoughby on 7 March 1970. Tom Burnham.

Unknown date

A Class 114 DMU with DMBS E50030 closest, thought to be at Worksop, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

20th July 1983

Class 114 Derby 2-car DMU 53030 + 54047 at Sheffield Midland with a Doncaster service on 20-7-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

20th May 1989

Set number: T230

Oval buffered Class 114 DMBS 53030 (set number T230) is seen at Tyseley on the jacks as its bogies are receiving attention. 20.05.1989. Andy Cole.

12th January 1991

BR Derby Class 114 DMBS 53030 with 56 042 at Toton on 12 January 1991. Dave Warby.

26th February 1993

The vehicle on the left of this 26 February 1993 view at Toton depot is Class 114 DMBS 53030. Keith Miller.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 7th March 1970

Derby Heavyweight DMU cars E56030 and E50030 are seen at Willoughby station on 7 March 1970 having arrived on the 15.52 from Mablethorpe. The line would close in October. Tom Burnham.

Date: 23rd October 1976

E56035 and E50030 approaching Postland GN & GE Joint line with a Cambridge to Doncaster service on 23 October 1976. Phil Bevan.

Date: 25th October 1977

A 2-car Class 114 DMU (vehicles 56047 + 50030) calls at Edale working the 12.20 Sheffield-New Mills on 25 October 1977. The 2 vehicles had a long working life on BR. 50030 was new (to 40A Lincoln) on 24 January 1957, and was withdrawn from TS Tyseley on 4 October 1987. It was scrapped at MC Metals, in Glasgow. 56047 was new (also to 40A) on 17 April 1957 and was withdrawn from TS on 4 October 1989. It is now preserved on the Strathspey Railway. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 28th March 1982

E56047 + E50030 enter Peterborough station on the 28th March, 1982. Stuart Mackay.

Date: 17th September 1988

Set number: T230

T230 (54011 + 53030) on the 09:53 Skegness - Grantham taken from T212 (M53866 + 54401) at Sleaford, 17th September 1988. Hamish Stevenson.

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